Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 91.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Milton Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 443rd 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 Milton Road (CR0 2BG) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (CR0 2BG), the main crime hotspot is near Sydenham Road. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Milton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grenaby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Alpha Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leslie Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lambert'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cromwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Freemason'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Gloucester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Milton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grenaby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Johnson Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sydenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Johnson Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Tavistock Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Berney Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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