Total Crime Rate
229.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cromwell Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 109th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Cromwell Road (CR0 2JY) in the last 12 months was 229.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% higher than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (β 104.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 134.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cromwell Road (CR0 2JY), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Willis Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thornhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tugela Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tugela Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Windmill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tugela Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Limes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Limes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Willis Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Westbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Willis Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Willis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Willis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Willis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sydenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grenaby Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saddle Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Berney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tavistock Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grenaby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grenaby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strathmore Road | Under investigation |
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