Total Crime Rate

169.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Robbery 11.9 9/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mitcham Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 175th 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 Mitcham Road (CR0 3NB) in the last 12 months was 169.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mitcham Road (CR0 3NB), the main crime hotspot is near Onslow Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mitcham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sutherland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Onslow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road
Apr 2026Other theft York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fairmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sumner Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thomson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thomson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Allen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Euston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Allen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wortley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Euston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Euston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Miller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Miller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wortley Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Euston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Onslow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Onslow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Onslow Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Effingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Addington Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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