Total Crime Rate

153.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 153.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Otterbourne Road area has the 47th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 213th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Otterbourne Road (CR0 1XZ) in the last 12 months was 153.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% lower than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otterbourne Road (CR0 1XZ), the main crime hotspot is near North End. Police recorded 787 crimes here, including 244 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Otterbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/197)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Road —
Sep 2025Public order Old Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery North End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order North End Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order North End Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs North End Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs North End Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs North End Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Bourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Old Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Roman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Old Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Old Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North End Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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