Crime Rates at Middle Street, Croydon, CR0 1RE

Middle 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 Middle Street (CR0 1RE) 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 Middle Street (CR0 1RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North End, where police recorded 445 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (118 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.