Crime Rate in Addiscombe East, ward

Addiscombe East has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Croydon district and the 1966th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 343rd lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Addiscombe East in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% lower than the Croydon district average (111.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Addiscombe East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 397 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -51.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 517 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Addiscombe East ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Addiscombe Road, with 82 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Nicholson Road (46 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.