Crime Rate in Addiscombe West, ward

Addiscombe West has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 wards in Croydon district and the 653rd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 150th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Addiscombe West in the last 12 months was 146.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% higher than the Croydon district average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Addiscombe West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 674 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 17 cases , up 13.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 911 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Addiscombe West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 260 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.