Total Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.5 4/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 16.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitehorse Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 283rd lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehorse Road (CR0 2JA) in the last 12 months was 42.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% lower than the Broad Green average (181.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehorse Road (CR0 2JA), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 99 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehorse Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Saddle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saddle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Windmill Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tavistock Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tavistock Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prestwood Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Woburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Woburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hogarth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Willis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newgate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newgate —
Apr 2026Other theft Newgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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