Crime Rates at Barclay Road, Croydon, CR0 1JN

Barclay Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Addiscombe West , and the 4th 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 Barclay Road (CR0 1JN) in the last 12 months was 1483.4 per 1,000 residents and was 914.6% higher than the Addiscombe West average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 238 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 11.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 332 (≈ 649.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barclay Road (CR0 1JN), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 521 crimes here, including 159 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.