Total Crime Rate
96.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Waddon 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 4AP) 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 4AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 266 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Lane (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Godson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rigby Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Fernleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Waddon Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Limes Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rigby Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cherry Hill Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lynwood Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Limes Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fernleigh Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Purley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandle Side | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Waddon | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waddon | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rigby Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rigby Close | — |
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