Crime Rates at Lavender Road, Croydon, CR0 3BH

Lavender Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 235th lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Lavender Road (CR0 3BH) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% lower than the Broad Green average (172.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavender Road (CR0 3BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Songhurst Close, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cecil Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.