Total Crime Rate
685.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Broadfield Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 18th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Broadfield Close (CR0 4XR) in the last 12 months was 685.0 per 1,000 residents and was 296.2% higher than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 245.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broadfield Close (CR0 4XR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trafalgar Way (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Trafalgar Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Latham'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Trafalgar Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Trafalgar Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Latham'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Latham'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Latham'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Latham'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Latham'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Latham'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Latham'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Trafalgar Way | Under investigation |
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