Total Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 79.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 24.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 25th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 511th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mitcham Road (CR0 3AZ) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mitcham Road (CR0 3AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mitcham Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ockley Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mitcham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Allen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wortley Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mitcham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mitcham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mitcham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitcham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Thornton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Drake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Drake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Allen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wortley Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cecil Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Effingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Effingham Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Effingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Effingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Effingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Effingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marden Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marden Crescent
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Donald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Donald Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marden Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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