Total Crime Rate
523.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 25th 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 1RF) in the last 12 months was 523.2 per 1,000 residents and was 202.6% higher than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 202.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Street (CR0 1RF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Old Town | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Duppas Hill Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Duppas Hill Terrace | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bourne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cuthbert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruskin Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruskin Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruskin Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clarendon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theobald Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Palace Road | — |
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