Total Crime Rate

392.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.8 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 392.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 172.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.5 10/10
  • Burglary 15.7 10/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Friends Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Addiscombe West , and the 46th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Friends Road (CR0 1EB) in the last 12 months was 392.2 per 1,000 residents and was 168.2% higher than the Addiscombe West average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 109.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friends Road (CR0 1EB), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 370 crimes here, including 109 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Friends Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/139)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazledean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barclay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mason'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mason'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mason'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barclay Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barclay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Barclay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fell Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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