Total Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 35.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitehorse Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 221st lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 2JH) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% lower than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehorse Road (CR0 2JH), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Whitehorse Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Thornhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hogarth Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hogarth Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Windmill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hogarth Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prestwood Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prestwood Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Union Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Union Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James'S Park β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hogarth Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grenaby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Grove β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Berney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Berney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenaby Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strathmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Strathmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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