Total Crime Rate

256.8 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 256.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.3 10/10
  • Drugs 40.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

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 2UU) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 2UU), 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 St James'S Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Union Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Oakfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saddle Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Union Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prestwood Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Hathaway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hathaway Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Willis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Newgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prestwood Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Strathmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willis Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Willis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James'S Park β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James'S Park β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Willis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willis Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hogarth Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hogarth Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hogarth Crescent β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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