Total Crime Rate

106.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 366th 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 Road (CR0 4JL) in the last 12 months was 106.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% lower than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waddon Road (CR0 4JL), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Lane. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Waddon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waddon Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitestone Way 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 2025Other theft Godson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Epsom Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wandle Side —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Limes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Limes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitestone Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Courtney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Whitestone Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waddon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waddon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waddon —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitestone Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitestone Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turners Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turners Way —
Sep 2025Public order Turners Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turners Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croydon Tramlink Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Croydon Tramlink Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waddon Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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