Broad Green & Waddon Marsh
Middle areaNorth west Croydon. 10,176 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 6% of people in Broad Green & Waddon Marsh live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Broad Green & Waddon Marsh
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Broad Green & Waddon Marsh at a rate of 133.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across Croydon.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 414 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 263 |
| Other crime | 203 |
| Vehicle crime | 139 |
| Shoplifting | 89 |
| Drug offences | 79 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 55 |
| Burglary | 52 |
| Robbery | 37 |
| Theft from the person | 27 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Broad Green & Waddon Marsh compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Broad Green & Waddon Marsh safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Broad Green & Waddon Marsh at a rate of 133.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across Croydon.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 120 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Broad Green & Waddon Marsh.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (414), anti-social behaviour (263) and other crime (203).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Croydon
These figures are published for the whole of Croydon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Croydon and not Broad Green & Waddon Marsh alone. See Croydon
Broad Green & Waddon Marsh in brief
The median price paid for a home in Broad Green & Waddon Marsh was £360,000 in 2025.
Broad Green & Waddon Marsh had 9,461 usual residents at the census.
About 6% of people in Broad Green & Waddon Marsh live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Broad Green & Waddon Marsh, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.