Total Crime Rate

152.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.2 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 152.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 43.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Johnson Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 204th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Johnson Road (CR0 2JS) in the last 12 months was 152.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% lower than the Broad Green average (181.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Johnson Road (CR0 2JS), the main crime hotspot is near Sydenham Road. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Johnson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tavistock Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tavistock Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cromwell Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Saddle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saddle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Sydenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnson Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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