Total Crime Rate
134.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vicarage Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 250th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 134.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% lower than the Broad Green average (181.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vicarage Road (CR0 4JS), the main crime hotspot is near Whitestone Way. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Croydon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eland Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Connersville Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Waddon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Epsom Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Godson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Godson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Waddon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Connersville Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Connersville Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Eland Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Borough Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Eland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Vicarage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitestone Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whitestone Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rigby Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rigby Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waddon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Connersville Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Epsom Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turners Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jennett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jennett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jennett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Siddons Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penfold Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penfold Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Siddons Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penfold Close | — |
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