Total Crime Rate

124.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 124.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 24.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Effingham 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.

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Crime Over Time in Effingham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Onslow Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Effingham Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Faraday Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Effingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galvani Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Galvani Way 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 Effingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Drake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Drake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Galvani Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Galvani Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Effingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Effingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Galvani Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Thomson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Onslow 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 2026Drugs Kingsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Effingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gurney Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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