Total Crime Rate

471.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 471.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 180.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 81.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.1 9/10
  • Public order 39.0 10/10
  • Drugs 24.8 10/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sumner Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 30th 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 Sumner Road (CR0 3LJ) in the last 12 months was 471.6 per 1,000 residents and was 172.8% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 230.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sumner Road (CR0 3LJ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Sumner Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vanguard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Watteau Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastney Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dennett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dennett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Handcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Handcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairholme Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairholme Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Greenside Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road —
Sep 2025Public order Croydon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Sumner Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sumner Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sumner Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sumner Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sumner Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leighton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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