Total Crime Rate
89.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bute Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 456th 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 Bute Road (CR0 3RT) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% lower than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bute Road (CR0 3RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sumner Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Martin Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sumner Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sumner Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sumner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sumner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sumner Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sumner Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sumner Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Watteau Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leighton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hatton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hatton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastney Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sumner Road South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sumner Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Addington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sumner Road South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Addington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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