Total Crime Rate
141.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lambeth Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 231st highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lambeth Road (CR0 3LS) in the last 12 months was 141.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% lower than the Broad Green average (181.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lambeth Road (CR0 3LS), 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.
View Crime In Croydon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastney Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leighton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leighton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Albion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Longley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sumner Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sumner Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sumner Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sumner Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Eastney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bute Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bute Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastney Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastney Road | Under investigation |
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