Total Crime Rate
561.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
189.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 26th 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 1RF) in the last 12 months was 561.2 per 1,000 residents and was 209.7% higher than the Broad Green average (181.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 189.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Street (CR0 1RF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Croydon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tamworth Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duppas Hill Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Waddon New Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Waddon New Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cornwall Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cornwall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hanover Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Roman Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duppas Hill Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duppas Hill Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Latimer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Palace Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Halstead Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Palace Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Waddon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Palace Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Old Palace Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Waddon New Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Halstead Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Roman Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranmer Road | Under investigation |
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