Total Crime Rate

111.9 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 111.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 339th 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 Waddon Road (CR0 4LB) in the last 12 months was 111.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waddon Road (CR0 4LB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Waddon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howley Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Old Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Duppas Hill Terrace Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Warrington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howley Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Old Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Old Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Old Palace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Hillside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Duppas Hill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Davenant Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Davenant Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Town Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duppas Hill Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Old Palace Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duppas Hill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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