Total Crime Rate

173.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 173.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Drugs 26.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 7/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Mitcham Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 177th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mitcham Road (CR0 3JN) in the last 12 months was 173.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mitcham Road (CR0 3JN), 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 Mitcham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Onslow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priory Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Drake Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Drake Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wentworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairmead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sutherland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boston Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Effingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Wortley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lancing Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lancing Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancing Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Boston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitcham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Onslow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Onslow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Onslow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Onslow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Onslow Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Onslow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Furtherfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.