Total Crime Rate

353.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 353.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 54.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.0 9/10
  • Other theft 37.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.2 10/10
  • Burglary 24.7 10/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Drugs 17.3 10/10
  • Robbery 14.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 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.
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Crime overview

Martin Crescent area has the 19th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 56th 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 Martin Crescent (CR0 3JQ) in the last 12 months was 353.1 per 1,000 residents and was 104.2% 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 23 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 ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 98.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 147.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Martin Crescent (CR0 3JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trafalgar Way, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Onslow Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Martin Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Effingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Onslow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Onslow Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thomson Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galvani Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galvani Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galvani Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Trafalgar Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Trafalgar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Onslow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Onslow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Trafalgar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Onslow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Onslow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Onslow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gurney Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Onslow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gurney Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Galvani Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Galvani Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Galvani Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galvani Way
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trafalgar Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Galvani Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Euston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Euston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Onslow Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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