Total Crime Rate
15.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Harcourt Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 56th lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Harcourt Road (CR7 6BW) in the last 12 months was 15.1 per 1,000 residents and was 91.3% lower than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harcourt Road (CR7 6BW), the main crime hotspot is near Dunheved Road North. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancing Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lancing Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Keston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lancing Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Lancing Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ramsey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | York Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colvin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colvin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Colvin Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunheved Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Colvin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kenmare Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kenmare Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thornton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thornton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Colvin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Colvin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunheved Road West | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Furtherfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunheved Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thornton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wortley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitehall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitehall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Boston Road | Under investigation |
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