Total Crime Rate

97.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 20.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ringwood 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.

Crime Over Time in Ringwood Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Songhurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Maxwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brading Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ockley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ockley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ockley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ockley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ockley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maxwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maxwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Maxwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maxwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stonecroft Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stonecroft Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ockley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ockley Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Franklin Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Songhurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dacre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brading Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maxwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maxwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lavender Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Songhurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Songhurst Close
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Songhurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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