Total Crime Rate

295.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 295.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 164.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Robbery 10.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Lower Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eland Place β€”
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howley Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howley Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howley Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howley Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterbourne Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cairo New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howley Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Cairo New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Old Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Old Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Old Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Old Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Old Palace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Old Palace Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Palace Road β€”

Data Sources

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