Crime Rate in Addiscombe West, ward

Addiscombe West has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 wards in Croydon district and the 620th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 140th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Addiscombe West in the last 12 months was 152.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% higher than the Croydon district average (111.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Addiscombe West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 652 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 11 cases , down -21.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 59.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -29.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 894 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Addiscombe West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 292 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.