Total Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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 27th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 466th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehorse Road (CR0 2JB) in the last 12 months was 85.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% lower than the Broad Green average (181.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehorse Road (CR0 2JB), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tugela Road
Apr 2026Burglary Willis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Newgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newgate
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Saddle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station 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 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 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saddle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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