Total Crime Rate
378.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cavendish 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 Cavendish Road (CR0 3LB) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Cavendish Road (CR0 3LB), 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.
View Crime In Broad Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sumner Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kidderminster Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chatfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelling Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelling Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelling Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kelling Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kelling Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kelling Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kelling Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kelling Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kelling Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kelling Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kidderminster Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kidderminster Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chatfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kidderminster Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kidderminster Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kidderminster Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kidderminster Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kidderminster Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Panton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nova Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Green Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Broad Green Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lennard Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lennard Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lennard Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lennard Road | Under investigation |
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