Total Crime Rate
471.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sumner 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vanguard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Watteau Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastney Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dennett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dennett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Handcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Handcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Handcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Handcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairholme Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairholme Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Addington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Greenside Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Croydon Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cavendish Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cavendish Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sumner Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sumner Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sumner Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sumner Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sumner Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leighton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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