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

St James'S 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 St James'S Road (CR0 2UJ) 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 St James'S Road (CR0 2UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 177 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (99 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St James'S Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/131)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Englefield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kidderminster Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cobblestone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cobblestone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cobblestone Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Cobblestone Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Cobblestone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cobblestone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kidderminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Kidderminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kidderminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kidderminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kidderminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Saviour'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Saviour'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Farquharson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nova Road —
Apr 2026Public order Nova Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nova Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nova Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nova Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
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Data Sources

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