Crime Rates at Friends Road, Croydon, CR0 1ED

Friends Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Addiscombe West , and the 4th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Friends Road (CR0 1ED) in the last 12 months was 1577.3 per 1,000 residents and was 933.4% higher than the Addiscombe West average (152.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 239 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 68.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 344 (≈ 673.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friends Road (CR0 1ED), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 516 crimes here, including 199 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.