Total Crime Rate

2021.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2021.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 411.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 398.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 318.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 281.1 10/10
  • Drugs 146.0 10/10
  • Other theft 143.8 10/10
  • Public order 104.6 10/10
  • Robbery 85.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.7 10/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the highest crime rate of 1,082 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 2021.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1069.5% higher than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 189 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 237 (≈ 516.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (CR0 1RB), the main crime hotspot is near North End. Police recorded 559 crimes here, including 129 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/208)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person North End Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scarbrook Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North End Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft North End Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order North End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting North End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting North End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting North End Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting North End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting North End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting North End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting North End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting North End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting North End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitgift Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Roman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 208

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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