Total Crime Rate
165.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
93.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Canterbury Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 180th 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 Canterbury Road (CR0 3HH) in the last 12 months was 165.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 93.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Canterbury Road (CR0 3HH), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Marden Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Drake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Drake Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Drake Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drake Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | York Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wortley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wortley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenmare Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oakwood Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Onslow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Onslow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Onslow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Onslow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Onslow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Onslow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lynton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oakwood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oakwood Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canterbury Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Effingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Effingham Road | Local resolution |
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