Total Crime Rate

165.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.2 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 165.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.6 10/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 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

Canterbury Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 180th 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 Canterbury Road (CR0 3PT) in the last 12 months was 165.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 93.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (CR0 3PT), the main crime hotspot is near Midhurst Avenue. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canterbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Oakwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Onslow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Onslow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sharland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunheved Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wortley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Donald Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Donald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Onslow Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wortley Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sutherland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunheved Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunheved Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lynton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunheved Road South —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Onslow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Onslow Road —
Apr 2026Public order Oakwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midhurst Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Midhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Midhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Midhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midhurst Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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