Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 98.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Charles Street area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 395th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charles Street (CR0 1TR) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% lower than the Broad Green average (181.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Street (CR0 1TR), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 256 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/194)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs North End Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons High Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North End —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North End —
Apr 2026Drugs North End Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs North End Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fellmongers Yard Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order North End Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North End Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting North End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting North End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North End Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs West Street Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robert Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robert Street —
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Data Sources

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