Crime Rates at Ruskin Road, Croydon, CR0 1XJ

Ruskin Road area has the 47th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 213th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 153.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% lower 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Road (CR0 1XJ), the main crime hotspot is near North End. Police recorded 787 crimes here, including 244 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.