Total Crime Rate
92.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Canterbury Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 420th 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 Canterbury Road (CR0 3HD) in the last 12 months was 92.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Canterbury Road (CR0 3HD), the main crime hotspot is near Onslow Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Croydon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mitcham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Effingham Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Donald Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canterbury Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Effingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Effingham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oakwood Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Allen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Allen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Drake Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lynton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Effingham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancing Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Donald Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oakwood Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Lancing Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitcham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mitcham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mitcham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | York Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wortley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oakwood Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wortley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenmare Road | Under investigation |
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