Total Crime Rate
13.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mitcham Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 46th 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 Mitcham Road (CR0 3JF) in the last 12 months was 13.9 per 1,000 residents and was 91.9% lower than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).
In the area around Mitcham Road (CR0 3JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sumner Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Euston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thomson Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Croydon Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Onslow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Onslow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Onslow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Onslow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Onslow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Onslow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Onslow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Onslow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Onslow Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Greenside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Greenside Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Euston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Priory Road | — |
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