Crime Rates at Hood Close, Croydon, CR0 3SN

Hood Close area has the 44th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 1,082 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 159.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hood Close (CR0 3SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 257 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North End (115 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.