Total Crime Rate

412.8 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 412.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 71.3 9/10
  • Public order 41.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Other theft 24.6 10/10
  • Drugs 22.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Tamworth 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Tamworth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howley Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Old Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howley Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otterbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterbourne Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howley Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Old Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howley Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person North End Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting North End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Bourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Old Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Old Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fellmongers Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fellmongers Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fellmongers Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fellmongers Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fellmongers Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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