Total Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 6/10 Β· 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 77.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milton Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 528th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Road (CR0 2BG) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% lower than the Broad Green average (181.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (CR0 2BG), the main crime hotspot is near Sydenham Road. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansdowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Road β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sydenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freemason'S Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lewen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gloucester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Place β€”
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bridge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tavistock Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tavistock Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwin Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwin Place β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansdowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lewen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Cromwell Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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