Total Crime Rate

194.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 194.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 142.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Westcott Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in New Addington North , and the 145th 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 Westcott Close (CR0 0TX) in the last 12 months was 194.2 per 1,000 residents and was 150.9% higher than the New Addington North average (77.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 142.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westcott Close (CR0 0TX), the main crime hotspot is near Westcott Close. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westcott Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Unity Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alwyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alwyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westcott Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Downs Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunsfold Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Betchworth Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walton Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alwyn Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alwyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Downs Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft North Downs Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Downs Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Downs Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Downs Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft North Downs Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Downs Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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