Total Crime Rate

231.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 231.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Chertsey Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in New Addington South , and the 107th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chertsey Crescent (CR0 0DF) in the last 12 months was 231.3 per 1,000 residents and was 129.4% higher than the New Addington South average (100.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 93.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chertsey Crescent (CR0 0DF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chertsey Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Overbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chertsey Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chertsey Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chertsey Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chertsey Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chertsey Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Downs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salcot Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Salcot Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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