Total Crime Rate

76.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Theobald Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 534th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Theobald Road (CR0 3RN) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Theobald Road (CR0 3RN), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 245 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Theobald Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Waddon New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Roman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leighton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leighton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Renown Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Renown Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Renown Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rodney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylverdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Church Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cornwall Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reeves Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Reeves Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reeves Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Waddon New Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Waddon New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parson'S Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ainsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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