Crime Rates at Longley Road, Croydon, CR0 3LH

Longley Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 425th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longley Road (CR0 3LH) in the last 12 months was 59.1 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longley Road (CR0 3LH), 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.