Total Crime Rate

96.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Waddon Court Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 410th 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 Waddon Court Road (CR0 4AG) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% lower than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waddon Court Road (CR0 4AG), 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 Waddon Court Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Purley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cherry Hill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rigby Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waddon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waddon 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 2025Burglary Waddon Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Godson Road Under investigation
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 2025Robbery Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rigby Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Limes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fernleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fernleigh Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wandle Side —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waddon —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waddon Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rigby Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Lynwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Jennett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Limes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rigby Close —

Data Sources

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