Crime Rates at Handcroft Road, Croydon, CR0 3LE

Handcroft 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 Handcroft Road (CR0 3LE) 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 Handcroft Road (CR0 3LE), 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.