Crime Rates at Handcroft Road, Croydon, CR0 3LE

Handcroft 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 Handcroft Road (CR0 3LE) 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 Handcroft Road (CR0 3LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 245 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellington Road (72 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.