Total Crime Rate

1729.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

522.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1729.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 522.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 346.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 307.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 305.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 167.8 10/10
  • Drugs 137.3 10/10
  • Other theft 135.1 10/10
  • Public order 130.7 10/10
  • Robbery 71.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.3 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.3 10/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Street area has the highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 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 Church Street (CR0 1RB) in the last 12 months was 1729.9 per 1,000 residents and was 854.6% higher than the Broad Green average (181.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 159 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 240 (≈ 522.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (CR0 1RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North End, where police recorded 445 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (118 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/185)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft The Croydon Flyover Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitgift Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tamworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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