Total Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Osprey Gardens area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in New Addington South , and the 237th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Osprey Gardens (CR2 8TB) in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% lower than the New Addington South average (112.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osprey Gardens (CR2 8TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pennycroft, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swallowdale (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Osprey Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ambleside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallowdale Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kittiwake Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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