Total Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 33.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rochester Gardens area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Addiscombe West , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 1,070 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 Rochester Gardens (CR0 5NN) in the last 12 months was 33.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% lower than the Addiscombe West average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochester Gardens (CR0 5NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Hill Rise, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leyburn Gardens (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rochester Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Minster Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maresfield —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fleetwood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chepstow Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chichester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Hill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Hill Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Hill Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thanescroft Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Turnpike Link Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Turnpike Link Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maresfield —
Apr 2026Public order Leafy Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochester Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leyburn Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leyburn Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary St Clair'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addiscombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pageant Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Garrick Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garrick Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Leafy Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnpike Link —
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Data Sources

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