Total Crime Rate

159.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 159.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Peppermint Close area has the 41st highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 191st highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Peppermint Close (CR0 3DX) in the last 12 months was 159.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peppermint Close (CR0 3DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rochford Way, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stirling Way (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Peppermint Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saffron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stonecroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochford Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochford Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochford Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rochford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ringwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stirling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rochford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kelvin Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stirling Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Franklin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dacre Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brazil Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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