Total Crime Rate

229.0 per 1,000 10/10 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 229.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cromwell 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Cromwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willis Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Thornhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tugela Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tugela Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Windmill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tugela Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willis Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Westbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willis Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Willis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Willis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Willis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sydenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenaby Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saddle Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Berney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tavistock Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grenaby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grenaby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strathmore Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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