Total Crime Rate

169.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alfriston Avenue area has the 40th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 188th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Alfriston Avenue (CR0 3DD) in the last 12 months was 169.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% lower than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alfriston Avenue (CR0 3DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rochford Way, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wimshurst Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Alfriston Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westcombe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westcombe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westcombe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alfriston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Alfriston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dacre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Saffron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wimshurst Close —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wimshurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosedene Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stonecroft Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stonecroft Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Franklin Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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