Total Crime Rate
336.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bishops Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 65th 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 Bishops Road (CR0 3LD) in the last 12 months was 336.2 per 1,000 residents and was 94.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 133.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 167.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bishops Road (CR0 3LD), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Montague Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelling Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kelling Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kelling Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelling Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelling Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Greenside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Constance Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Constance Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Constance Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sumner Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sumner Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sumner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sumner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Longley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kelling Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bishop'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Midhurst Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Midhurst Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Midhurst Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Midhurst Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Campbell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Campbell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Campbell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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