Total Crime Rate
295.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lower Church Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 78th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Lower Church Street (CR0 1XH) in the last 12 months was 295.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% higher than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (β 77.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Church Street (CR0 1XH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eland Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Derby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Otterbourne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruskin Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bourne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clarendon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cairo New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruskin Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cairo New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Old Palace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Old Palace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Old Palace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Old Palace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Old Palace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Old Palace Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Palace Road | β |
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