Total Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canterbury Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 321st lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canterbury Road (CR0 3HD) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (CR0 3HD), the main crime hotspot is near Onslow Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Canterbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Onslow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stanley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boston Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Furtherfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Furtherfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Effingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Onslow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wentworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Lancing Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lancing Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lancing Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancing Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priory Road
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Drake Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairmead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wortley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Onslow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Onslow Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Onslow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Onslow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Onslow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Onslow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Boston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Onslow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Drake Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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