Total Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 77.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.8 6/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Boston Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 520th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Boston Road (CR0 3EE) in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boston Road (CR0 3EE), the main crime hotspot is near Dunheved Road South. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Donald Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marden Crescent
Apr 2026Other theft Oakwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oakwood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marden Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marden Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wortley Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wortley Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunheved Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thornton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lancing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancing Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancing Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Donald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lynton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oakwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunheved Road South
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunheved Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunheved Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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