Total Crime Rate

351.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.9 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 351.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 130.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Public order 33.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
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

Croydon Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Clock House , and the 29th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

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 Croydon Road (SE20 7AB) in the last 12 months was 351.5 per 1,000 residents and was 463.8% higher than the Clock House average (62.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 84.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croydon Road (SE20 7AB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Croydon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberts Court
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Roberts Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gladstone Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melvin Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melvin Road
Apr 2026Public order Melvin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ash Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manston Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Genoa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pelham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croydon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourdon Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chesham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Howard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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