Crime Rates at Temple Road, Croydon, CR0 1HU

Temple Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Fairfield , and the 66th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Temple Road (CR0 1HU) in the last 12 months was 312.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% lower than the Fairfield average (319.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Temple Road (CR0 1HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Temple Road, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eden Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.