Crime Rates at St James's Road, Croydon, CR0 2US

St James'S Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 90th 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 2US) in the last 12 months was 256.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -43.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 89.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 117.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James'S Road (CR0 2US), 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.