Crime Rates at Leighton Street, Croydon, CR0 3SB

Leighton Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 468th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leighton Street (CR0 3SB) in the last 12 months was 87.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% lower than the Broad Green average (172.9 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 Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Street (CR0 3SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cavendish Road, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Montague Road (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.