Total Crime Rate
195.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hares Bank area has the 7th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in New Addington South , and the 144th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hares Bank (CR0 0ET) in the last 12 months was 195.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% higher than the New Addington South average (112.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 22 (β 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hares Bank (CR0 0ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Calley Down Crescent, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arnhem Drive (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Elizabeth'S Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Edwards Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Henry'S Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Henry'S Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Henry'S Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Henry'S Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hares Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hares Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hares Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnhem Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnhem Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Arnhem Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Arnhem Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | King Henry'S Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leveret Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | King Henry'S Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calley Down Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stowell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Uvedale Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Walsingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Calley Down Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stowell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stowell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stowell Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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