Total Crime Rate
109.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wortley Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 339th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wortley Road (CR0 3EB) in the last 12 months was 109.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% lower than the Broad Green average (181.2 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wortley Road (CR0 3EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mitcham Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drake Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Croydon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Donald Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lynton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancing Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancing Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunheved Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Lancing Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Donald Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canterbury Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ramsey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramsey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramsey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramsey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oakwood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oakwood Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oakwood Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oakwood Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mitcham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Drake Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wortley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marden Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marden Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marden Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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