Total Crime Rate
87.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gardeners Road 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 Gardeners Road (CR0 3SX) 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 Gardeners Road (CR0 3SX), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Montague Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Montague Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Montague Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bishop'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Montague Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Montague Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montague Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parson'S Mead | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theobald Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leighton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chatfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Panton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chatfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clarendon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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