Total Crime Rate
364.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St James'S Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 50th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 364.1 per 1,000 residents and was 110.6% higher than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (β 82.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St James'S Road (CR0 2UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wellington Road, where police recorded 151 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (77 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lodge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Willis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St James'S Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St James'S Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nova Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hathaway Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Willis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wellington Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lennard Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lennard Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lennard Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lennard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lennard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Willis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Willis Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thornhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Wellington Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prestwood Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kidderminster Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kidderminster Place | β |
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