Crime Rates at Gravel Hill, Croydon, CR0 5BB

Gravel Hill area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Selsdon & Addington Village , and the 123rd 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 Gravel Hill (CR0 5BB) in the last 12 months was 214.9 per 1,000 residents and was 262.1% higher than the Selsdon & Addington Village average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 65.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gravel Hill (CR0 5BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crossways, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kerr Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.