Crime Rates at Canterbury Road, Croydon, CR0 3HF

Canterbury Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 349th 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 3HF) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% lower than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (CR0 3HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mitcham Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cecil Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.