Total Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 98.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Broughton Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in West Thornton , and the 392nd 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 Broughton Road (CR7 6AG) in the last 12 months was 98.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% lower than the West Thornton average (143.1 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broughton Road (CR7 6AG), the main crime hotspot is near Thornton Row. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broughton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingswood Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oakwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunheved Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oakwood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenmare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lynton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oakwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sharland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Trafford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornton Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornton Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queenswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fiveacre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fiveacre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fiveacre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fiveacre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fiveacre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafford Road —
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Data Sources

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