Crime Rates at Hood Close, Croydon, CR0 3SN

Hood Close area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 264th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hood Close (CR0 3SN) in the last 12 months was 129.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hood Close (CR0 3SN), the main crime hotspot is near North End. Police recorded 278 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.