Total Crime Rate

334.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 334.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 66.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.3 10/10
  • Robbery 20.6 10/10
  • Drugs 18.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.3 9/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Denmead Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 59th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Denmead Road (CR0 3TA) in the last 12 months was 334.2 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 141.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denmead Road (CR0 3TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 245 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellington Road (72 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Denmead Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road
Apr 2026Drugs Parson'S Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rodney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Panton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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