Total Crime Rate

1577.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1577.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 467.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 299.4 10/10
  • Drugs 140.9 10/10
  • Public order 129.2 10/10
  • Other theft 123.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 72.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 72.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 66.5 10/10
  • Robbery 62.6 10/10
  • Burglary 54.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.1 10/10
  • Other crime 21.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.7 10/10
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

Chatsworth 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 Chatsworth Road (CR0 1HF) 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 Chatsworth Road (CR0 1HF), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 358 crimes here, including 126 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chatsworth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Fairfield Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Theft from the person College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Public order College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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