Total Crime Rate

561.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

189.9 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 561.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 189.9 10/10
  • Drugs 126.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.7 10/10
  • Burglary 50.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 46.4 10/10
  • Robbery 38.0 10/10
  • Other theft 29.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.3 10/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 21.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tamworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duppas Hill Terrace
Apr 2026Drugs Waddon New Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Waddon New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cornwall Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Roman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duppas Hill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duppas Hill Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Palace Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halstead Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Palace Road
Apr 2026Drugs Waddon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Palace Road
Apr 2026Burglary Old Palace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Waddon New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halstead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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