Total Crime Rate
124.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Effingham Road area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 278th 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 Effingham Road (CR0 3NF) in the last 12 months was 124.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Effingham Road (CR0 3NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Galvani Way, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Onslow Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Croydon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Onslow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Effingham Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Faraday Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Effingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Galvani Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Galvani Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drake Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Effingham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Drake Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Drake Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Galvani Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Galvani Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Drake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Effingham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Effingham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Galvani Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kingsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Thomson Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Onslow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Onslow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Onslow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Onslow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Onslow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kingsley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Effingham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gurney Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Miller Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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