Total Crime Rate

741.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 741.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 235.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 169.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 105.1 10/10
  • Other theft 56.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 35.9 7/10
  • Public order 28.2 10/10
  • Burglary 23.1 10/10
  • Drugs 20.5 10/10
  • Robbery 10.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
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 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 16th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Waddon Way (CR0 4HY) in the last 12 months was 741.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1467.3% 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 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -58.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 212.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waddon Way (CR0 4HY), the main crime hotspot is near Williams Terrace. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 35 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Williams Terrace —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Burgos Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foss Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foss Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgos Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chasemore Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgos Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bevan Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgos Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bates Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bates Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chasemore Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Houlder Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Williams Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Williams Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Williams Terrace —
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Data Sources

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