Total Crime Rate

685.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 685.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 220.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 155.0 10/10
  • Other theft 60.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 60.0 8/10
  • Robbery 50.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Public order 35.0 10/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waddon Marsh Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 18th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 685.0 per 1,000 residents and was 296.2% higher than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 245.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waddon Marsh Way (CR9 4HT), the main crime hotspot is near Trafalgar Way. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Waddon Marsh Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trafalgar Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gurney Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Latham'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Latham'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Latham'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Latham'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Latham'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Latham'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latham'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gurney Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galvani Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Trafalgar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galvani Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galvani Way —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Galvani Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Galvani Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Galvani Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Galvani Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Latham'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galvani Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miller Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Trafalgar Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Trafalgar Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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