Total Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 85.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waddon New Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 475th 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 New Road (CR0 4JF) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waddon New Road (CR0 4JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roman Way, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Croydon Tramlink (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Waddon New Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rectory Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duppas Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harrison'S Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Benson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtney Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Roman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duppas Hill Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Duppas Hill Terrace Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rectory Grove β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Duppas Hill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cuthbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croydon Tramlink Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Duppas Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eland Place β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Croydon Tramlink Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Warrington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warrington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waddon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waddon Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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