Total Crime Rate

88.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sylverdale Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 443rd highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Sylverdale Road (CR0 4LD) in the last 12 months was 88.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sylverdale Road (CR0 4LD), the main crime hotspot is near Old Palace Road. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sylverdale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siddons Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Waddon New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrison'S Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Waddon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reeves Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Reeves Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reeves Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Siddons Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Roman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waddon New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Waddon New Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duppas Hill Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Palace Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cornwall Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Waddon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Road
Apr 2026Other theft Borough Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sylverdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylverdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Old Palace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Waddon Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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