Total Crime Rate

866.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

202.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 866.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 456.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 202.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.9 10/10
  • Drugs 56.0 10/10
  • Other theft 51.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 43.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Public order 25.9 10/10
  • Robbery 21.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

London Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 11th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (CR0 2FF) in the last 12 months was 866.4 per 1,000 residents and was 378.1% higher 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 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (β‰ˆ 202.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CR0 2FF), the main crime hotspot is near North End. Police recorded 278 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nova Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nova Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nova Road β€”
Apr 2026Public order Nova Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nova Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nova Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mead Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mead Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Otterbourne Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Otterbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hathaway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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