Crime Rates at Sumner Gardens, Croydon, CR0 3LP

Sumner Gardens area has the 15th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 45th 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 Sumner Gardens (CR0 3LP) in the last 12 months was 397.2 per 1,000 residents and was 119.2% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 198.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sumner Gardens (CR0 3LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 245 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cavendish Road (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.