Total Crime Rate

87.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.6 4/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Waddon Way area has the 28th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 463rd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waddon Way (CR0 4HW) in the last 12 months was 87.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.9% higher than the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waddon Way (CR0 4HW), the main crime hotspot is near Burgos Close. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Waddon Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgos Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgos Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Burgos Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bates Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bates Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Violet Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Violet Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgos Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elder Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Violet Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Violet Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chasemore Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Houlder Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chasemore Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodwin Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Violet Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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