Total Crime Rate
40.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wentworth Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 271st lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Wentworth Road (CR0 3HU) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% lower than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wentworth Road (CR0 3HU), the main crime hotspot is near Midhurst Avenue. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Onslow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Addington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Midhurst Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Midhurst Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Midhurst Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Midhurst Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Midhurst Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wortley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Addington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hatton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wentworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thomson Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairholme Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairholme Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dennett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | York Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Priory Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dennett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hatton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Midhurst Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Onslow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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