Total Crime Rate
159.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Derby Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 202nd 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 Derby Road (CR0 3SF) in the last 12 months was 159.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% lower than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Derby Road (CR0 3SF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 257 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North End (115 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | North End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Otterbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parson'S Mead | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theobald Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clarendon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruskin Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruskin Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruskin Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruskin Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruskin Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Otterbourne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vanguard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Montague Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hood Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Croydon | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Derby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | North End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | North End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | North End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | North End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | North End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | North End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montague Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Montague Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | North End | Under investigation |
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