Total Crime Rate

1570.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

622.0 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 1570.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 622.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 419.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 334.2 10/10
  • Other theft 139.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 134.2 9/10
  • Public order 104.9 10/10
  • Drugs 85.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 73.2 10/10
  • Robbery 73.2 10/10
  • Burglary 63.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 61.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 24.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.1 10/10
  • Other crime 14.6 10/10
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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Addiscombe West , and the 3rd 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 High Street (CR0 1NA) in the last 12 months was 1570.7 per 1,000 residents and was 974.4% 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 172 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 6 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 255 (≈ 622.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CR0 1NA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 256 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/177)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robert Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Frith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halstead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Stile Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thanet Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadow Stile Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Meadow Stile Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Meadow Stile Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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