Total Crime Rate

526.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

208.2 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 526.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 208.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 98.0 9/10
  • Other theft 69.4 10/10
  • Public order 49.0 10/10
  • Robbery 36.7 10/10
  • Burglary 32.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 32.7 10/10
  • Drugs 28.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
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 12th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 29th 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 1RH) in the last 12 months was 526.5 per 1,000 residents and was 190.5% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 208.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (CR0 1RH), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs North End Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Other theft Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Priddy'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Priddy'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Priddy'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drummond Road
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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