Total Crime Rate

124.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 124.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 47th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 280th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Whitehorse Road (CR0 2JF) in the last 12 months was 124.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehorse Road (CR0 2JF), 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 (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tavistock Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tavistock Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Hogarth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amersham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Guildford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saddle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Saddle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northcote Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clarence Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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