Crime Rates at High Street, Croydon, CR0 1QL

High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Addiscombe West , and the 37th 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 1QL) in the last 12 months was 426.2 per 1,000 residents and was 191.5% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 144.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CR0 1QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 395 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (85 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.