Total Crime Rate

99.0 per 1,000 8/10 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 99.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sydenham Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 397th 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 Sydenham Road (CR0 2EL) in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% lower than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 650.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydenham Road (CR0 2EL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sydenham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Johnson Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Westbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Milton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tait Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Berney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Berney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Gloucester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenaby Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burdett Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northcote Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tugela Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tugela Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tugela Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cromwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grenaby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grenaby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Road β€”

Data Sources

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