Crime Rates at Church Street, Croydon, CR0 1RN

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 1RN) 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 1RN), the main crime hotspot is near North End. Police recorded 445 crimes here, including 115 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.