Total Crime Rate

657.5 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 657.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 218.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 47.0 10/10
  • Public order 44.2 10/10
  • Other theft 38.7 10/10
  • Robbery 33.2 10/10
  • Burglary 27.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Drugs 22.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.1 9/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
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

Mill Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 19th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Lane (CR0 4AA) in the last 12 months was 657.5 per 1,000 residents and was 280.3% higher than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 168.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Lane (CR0 4AA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Mill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waddon Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Jennett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wandle Side —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Limes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Limes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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