Total Crime Rate

357.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 357.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 64.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.9 9/10
  • Public order 28.3 10/10
  • Robbery 28.3 10/10
  • Drugs 23.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Montague Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 54th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Montague Road (CR0 3SS) in the last 12 months was 357.3 per 1,000 residents and was 106.7% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 167.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montague Road (CR0 3SS), the main crime hotspot is near Wellington Road. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Montague Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobblestone Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kidderminster Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kidderminster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Panton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nova Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lennard Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lennard Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lennard Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Lennard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road —
Sep 2025Public order Kidderminster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wellington Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellington Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kidderminster Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kidderminster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cavendish Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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