Total Crime Rate

573.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

261.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 573.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 261.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.2 10/10
  • Public order 87.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 78.2 10/10
  • Drugs 56.8 10/10
  • Other theft 30.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Other crime 16.0 10/10
  • Robbery 8.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Union Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 22nd 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 Union Road (CR0 2XU) in the last 12 months was 573.7 per 1,000 residents and was 216.6% higher than the Broad Green average (181.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 147 (≈ 261.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Road (CR0 2XU), 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 Union Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prestwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Windmill Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cromwell Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St James'S Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St James'S Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St James'S Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tavistock Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tirrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Saddle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saddle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tavistock Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Newgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prestwood Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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