Total Crime Rate

127.1 per 1,000 8/10 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 127.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Drugs 19.6 10/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Vicarage Road area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 275th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Road (CR0 4JS) in the last 12 months was 127.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% 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 18 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 Anti-social behaviour ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (β‰ˆ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (CR0 4JS), the main crime hotspot is near Whitestone Way. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Vicarage Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitestone Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Epsom Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Godson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Warrington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warrington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitestone 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 2025Public order Whitestone Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rigby Close β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitestone Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitestone Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turners Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turners Way β€”
Sep 2025Public order Turners Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turners Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Jennett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rigby Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rigby Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rigby Close β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Waddon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Courtney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eland Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eland Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penfold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waddon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtney Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waddon Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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