Total Crime Rate

338.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 338.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 166.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 10.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

London Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 57th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (CR0 2TD) in the last 12 months was 338.5 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% higher 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CR0 2TD), the main crime hotspot is near North End. Police recorded 278 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nova Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Farquharson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farquharson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hartley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rodney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakfield Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakfield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parson'S Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chatfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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