Total Crime Rate
1150.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Derby Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Derby Road (CR0 3SY) in the last 12 months was 1150.3 per 1,000 residents and was 565.3% higher 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 135 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 117.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 212 (β 522.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Derby Road (CR0 3SY), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | North End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North End | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hood Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North End | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Otterbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North End | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North End | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North End | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North End | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North End | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mead Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mead Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mead Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mead Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mead Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Otterbourne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruskin Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Derby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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