Total Crime Rate

232.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.7 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 232.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 17.6 6/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Robbery 8.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • 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

Canterbury Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 106th 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 3PY) in the last 12 months was 232.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% higher than the Broad Green average (181.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 75.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 240.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (CR0 3PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Midhurst Avenue, where police recorded 132 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Campbell Road (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canterbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campbell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campbell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campbell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campbell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Campbell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Campbell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Campbell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oakwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunheved Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oakwood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Oakwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fiveacre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fiveacre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Campbell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunheved Road South —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunheved Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midhurst Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campbell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addington Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Addington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sharland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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