Crime Rates at Waddon Road, Croydon, CR0 4JN

Waddon Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 37th 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 Waddon Road (CR0 4JN) in the last 12 months was 426.4 per 1,000 residents and was 146.6% 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 106.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 114.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waddon Road (CR0 4JN), 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.