Crime Rates at Bedford Place, Croydon, CR0 2BS

Bedford Place area has the 25th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 81st highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Place (CR0 2BS) in the last 12 months was 279.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% higher than the Broad Green average (181.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 84.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Place (CR0 2BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dingwall Road, where police recorded 252 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.