Total Crime Rate

109.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Osborne Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 337th 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 Osborne Road (CR7 8PD) in the last 12 months was 109.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% higher than the Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborne Road (CR7 8PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parchmore Road, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beulah Crescent (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Osborne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Furze Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hallowell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallowell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallowell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beulah Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Beulah Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beulah Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beulah Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Beulah Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beulah Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Beulah Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goulding Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ingram Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fountain Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fountain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fountain Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Osterley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osterley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bensham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Norbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ingram Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garratt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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