Total Crime Rate

128.2 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 10.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lamberts Place area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 271st highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lamberts Place (CR9 2HX) in the last 12 months was 128.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% lower than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (β‰ˆ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 278.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lamberts Place (CR9 2HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherry Orchard Road, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Croydon (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lamberts Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oval Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leslie Grove Place β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Oval Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oval Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oval Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oval Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oval Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenaby Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oval Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oval Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leslie Grove Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sydenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oval Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oval Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oval Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leslie Grove β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Alpha Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cherry Orchard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leslie Grove Place β€”
Sep 2025Public order Leslie Grove Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Edwin Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Milton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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