Crime Rates at Waterworks Yard, Croydon, CR0 1UL

Waterworks Yard area has the 7th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 20th 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 Waterworks Yard (CR0 1UL) in the last 12 months was 596.8 per 1,000 residents and was 229.3% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 241.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 348.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterworks Yard (CR0 1UL), 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.