Total Crime Rate

279.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.4 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 279.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 84.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.2 10/10
  • Burglary 19.5 10/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dingwall Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 81st 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 Dingwall Road (CR9 2EF) in the last 12 months was 279.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 84.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dingwall Road (CR9 2EF), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 350 crimes here, including 104 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dingwall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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