Total Crime Rate

197.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 197.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 59.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Drugs 24.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Windmill Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windmill Road (CR0 2XN) in the last 12 months was 197.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Road (CR0 2XN), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 99 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windmill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/91)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Saviour'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kidderminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Panton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Panton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farquharson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Farquharson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kidderminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stanton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kidderminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kidderminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kidderminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kidderminster Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Kidderminster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kidderminster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kidderminster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kidderminster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kidderminster Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kidderminster Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kidderminster Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kidderminster Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Stanton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kidderminster Place —
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Data Sources

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