Total Crime Rate

130.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 130.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sydenham Road area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 262nd 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 2FH) in the last 12 months was 130.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydenham Road (CR0 2FH), 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 2025Theft from the person Bedford Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Place
Sep 2025Public order Bedford Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bedford Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bedford Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Grove
Sep 2025Burglary Tavistock Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedford Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saddle Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sydenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road

Data Sources

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