Crime Rates at Sydenham Road, Croydon, CR0 2EB

Sydenham 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 Sydenham Road (CR0 2EB) 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 (≈ 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 Sydenham Road (CR0 2EB), 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.