Total Crime Rate

381.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

192.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 381.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 192.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 168.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cavendish Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 49th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 381.9 per 1,000 residents and was 110.7% higher than the Broad Green average (181.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 192.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Road (CR0 3LB), the main crime hotspot is near Wellington Road. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cavendish Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/103)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kelling Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sumner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hathaway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hathaway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Handcroft Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Panton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Panton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Handcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Handcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sumner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sumner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sumner Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broad Green Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Green Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nova Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Renown Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Kidderminster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kidderminster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montague Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kidderminster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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