Crime Rates at Mitcham Road, Croydon, CR0 3RG

Mitcham Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 12th 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 Mitcham Road (CR0 3RG) in the last 12 months was 806.5 per 1,000 residents and was 345.0% higher than the Broad Green average (181.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 222 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mitcham Road (CR0 3RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 245 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cavendish Road (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.