Total Crime Rate

153.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.1 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 153.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 45th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mitcham Road (CR0 3ND) in the last 12 months was 153.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mitcham Road (CR0 3ND), 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 2026Theft from the person Drake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Miller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancing Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancing Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Allen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Drake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Miller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Donald Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gurney Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Onslow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wortley Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wortley Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drake 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Onslow Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Onslow Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lancing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitcham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Donald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Effingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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