Total Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 114.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 34.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ruskin Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 319th 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 Ruskin Road (CR0 1XJ) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Road (CR0 1XJ), the main crime hotspot is near North End. Police recorded 723 crimes here, including 249 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ruskin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/189)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cobblestone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parson'S Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cobblestone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cobblestone Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Cobblestone Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Cobblestone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cobblestone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cobblestone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobblestone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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