Total Crime Rate
30.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park Hill Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Addiscombe West , and the 172nd lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Park Hill Road (CR0 5NJ) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% lower than the Addiscombe West average (152.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Hill Road (CR0 5NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beech Copse, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birdhurst Gardens (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beech Copse | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dittoncroft Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Birdhurst Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Birdhurst Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Birdhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birdhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Birdhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Bernards | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birdhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Steep Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Spindlewood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beech Copse | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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