Total Crime Rate

905.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

325.0 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 905.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 325.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 200.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 200.0 10/10
  • Other theft 80.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 75.0 10/10
  • Public order 70.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 60.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.0 10/10
  • Drugs 45.0 10/10
  • Robbery 45.0 10/10
  • Burglary 40.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Waddon Marsh Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 10th 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 Waddon Marsh Way (CR9 4HT) in the last 12 months was 905.0 per 1,000 residents and was 399.4% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 325.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waddon Marsh Way (CR9 4HT), the main crime hotspot is near Latham'S Way. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Croydon

Crime Over Time in Waddon Marsh Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Latham'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Enterprise Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enterprise Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gurney Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trafalgar Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Faraday Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latham'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latham'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Latham'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Latham'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Latham'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Miller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Trafalgar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Trafalgar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galvani Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Galvani Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Galvani Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Galvani Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Galvani Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Galvani Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galvani Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Miller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 30

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑