Total Crime Rate

140.8 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very 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 140.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Other theft 17.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 51st highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 239th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 2EZ) in the last 12 months was 140.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydenham Road (CR0 2EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Dingwall Road. Police recorded 436 crimes here, including 67 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 Lambert'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bedford Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sydenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Woburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bedford Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bedford Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bedford Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedford Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Newgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Place β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Berney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tavistock Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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