Total Crime Rate
140.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tavistock Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 239th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tavistock Road (CR0 2AT) in the last 12 months was 140.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tavistock Road (CR0 2AT), the main crime hotspot is near Dingwall Road. Police recorded 436 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewen Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wellesley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bedford Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grenaby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tavistock Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strathmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bedford Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bedford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sydenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bedford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Strathmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bedford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bedford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bedford Place | — |
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