Total Crime Rate

105.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wortley Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 367th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wortley Road (CR0 3EA) in the last 12 months was 105.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wortley Road (CR0 3EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mitcham Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keston Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wortley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Furtherfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunheved Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sutherland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boston Road
Sep 2025Drugs Lancing Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lancing Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lancing Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancing Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunheved Road West
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Furtherfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dunheved Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Drake Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kenmare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kenmare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ramsey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priory Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Boston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Drake Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Keston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitcham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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