Total Crime Rate
412.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tamworth Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 38th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tamworth Road (CR0 1XU) in the last 12 months was 412.8 per 1,000 residents and was 138.8% higher than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 85 (β 208.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tamworth Road (CR0 1XU), the main crime hotspot is near North End. Police recorded 559 crimes here, including 129 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roman Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Old Palace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Otterbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Otterbourne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Old Palace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | North End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | North End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bourne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruskin Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruskin Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Old Palace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Old Palace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruskin Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Fellmongers Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fellmongers Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fellmongers Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fellmongers Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Fellmongers Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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