Total Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 50.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 16.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Mitcham Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 352nd lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mitcham Road (CR0 3AA) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% lower than the Broad Green average (181.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mitcham Road (CR0 3AA), the main crime hotspot is near Wingate Crescent. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mitcham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochford Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wingate Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wingate Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wingate Crescent —
Apr 2026Drugs Wingate Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingate Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingate Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingate Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saffron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingate Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moys Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rochford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wingate Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rochford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochford Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochford Way —
Apr 2026Other crime Stonecroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Songhurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wingate Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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