Total Crime Rate
27.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Franklin Way area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Franklin Way (CR0 4UX) in the last 12 months was 27.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% lower than the Broad Green average (181.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Franklin Way (CR0 4UX), the main crime hotspot is near Beddington Farm Road. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 32 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Westcombe Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Beddington Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dacre Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kelvin Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beddington Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beddington Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beddington Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beddington Farm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beddington Farm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beddington Farm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beddington Farm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westcombe Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Franklin Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beddington Farm Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maxwell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Maxwell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Maxwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beddington Farm Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beddington Farm Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ringwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westcombe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westcombe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stonecroft Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beddington Farm Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wimshurst Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stirling Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wimshurst Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brazil Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stirling Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wimshurst Close | — |
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