Crime Rates at Sydenham Road, Croydon, CR0 2EL

Sydenham Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 204th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sydenham Road (CR0 2EL) in the last 12 months was 152.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% lower 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydenham Road (CR0 2EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Guildford Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.