Total Crime Rate
97.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ringwood Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 406th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Ringwood Avenue (CR0 3DW) in the last 12 months was 97.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% lower than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ringwood Avenue (CR0 3DW), the main crime hotspot is near Maxwell Close. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Songhurst Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Maxwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brading Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ockley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ockley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ockley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ockley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ockley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Maxwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Maxwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Maxwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maxwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stonecroft Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stonecroft Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ockley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ockley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Franklin Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Songhurst Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dacre Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brading Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Maxwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Maxwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lavender Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Songhurst Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Songhurst Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westcombe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westcombe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westcombe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Songhurst Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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