Total Crime Rate

140.9 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

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 140.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Devonshire Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 238th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Devonshire Road (CR0 2JW) in the last 12 months was 140.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (β‰ˆ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Road (CR0 2JW), 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 Devonshire Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Grove 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 Grenaby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grenaby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sydenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boulogne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boulogne Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boulogne Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Tavistock Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strathmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burdett Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Johnson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Union Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Union Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Road β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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