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 Road 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 Road (CR0 1SB) 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 Road (CR0 1SB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/152)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fellmongers Yard Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halstead Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halstead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scarbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Scarbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Frith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Keeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Fellmongers Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitgift Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Croydon Flyover Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Priddy'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Priddy'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Priddy'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Priddy'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priddy'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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