Total Crime Rate

80.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chesney Crescent area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in New Addington North , and the 511th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chesney Crescent (CR0 0RN) in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% higher than the New Addington North average (74.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesney Crescent (CR0 0RN), the main crime hotspot is near Danebury. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chesney Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Field Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Frensham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lomas Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashwood Gardens —
Sep 2025Other crime Ashwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Danebury —
Sep 2025Burglary Danebury Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Danebury Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Danebury Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frensham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Frensham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Frensham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Frensham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Danebury Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Danebury Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Danebury Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Danebury Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Danebury Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Danebury Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Danebury Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton Green —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Coppins Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Coppins —
Sep 2025Robbery The Coppins Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunsfold Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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