Total Crime Rate
130.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Effingham Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Effingham Road (CR0 3NE) in the last 12 months was 130.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -78.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Effingham Road (CR0 3NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Galvani Way, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Onslow Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Onslow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Drake Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Galvani Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mitcham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitcham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Galvani Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Galvani Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Galvani Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Galvani Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Galvani Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Drake Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gurney Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Galvani Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Galvani Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Effingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lancing Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Lancing Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lancing Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancing Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gurney Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitcham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairmead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ockley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ockley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ockley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Miller Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ockley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ockley Road | Under investigation |
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