Total Crime Rate
378.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chatfield Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 46th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Chatfield Road (CR0 3LA) in the last 12 months was 378.1 per 1,000 residents and was 118.7% 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 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 164.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chatfield Road (CR0 3LA), the main crime hotspot is near Wellington Road. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leighton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Denmead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Albion Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bishop'S Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bishop'S Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bishop'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bishop'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hathaway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Montague Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hathaway Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hathaway Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denmead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Montague Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Wellington Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sumner Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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