Crime Rates at St James's Road, Croydon, CR0 2BW

St James'S Road area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 271st highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James'S Road (CR0 2BW) in the last 12 months was 128.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 278.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James'S Road (CR0 2BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bedford Place, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Croydon (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.