Total Crime Rate

526.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

208.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 526.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 208.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 98.0 9/10
  • Other theft 69.4 10/10
  • Public order 49.0 10/10
  • Robbery 36.7 10/10
  • Burglary 32.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 32.7 10/10
  • Drugs 28.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
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

Church Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 29th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Church Road (CR9 1LA) in the last 12 months was 526.5 per 1,000 residents and was 190.5% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 208.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (CR9 1LA), the main crime hotspot is near North End. Police recorded 445 crimes here, including 115 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/142)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tamworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reeves Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Scarbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scarbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Fellmongers Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reeves Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Reeves Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North End —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North End Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North End —
Apr 2026Drugs North End Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs North End Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs North End Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order North End Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North End Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting North End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North End Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person North End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North End Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North End —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North End —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North End —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North End —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North End —
Apr 2026Burglary Roman Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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