Total Crime Rate
236.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
84.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Garrick Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Addiscombe West , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Garrick Crescent (CR0 5PW) in the last 12 months was 236.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% higher than the Addiscombe West average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 84.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Garrick Crescent (CR0 5PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conference/Exhibition Centre, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colson Road (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Croydon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Colson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Turnpike Link | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chisholm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chisholm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leyburn Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leyburn Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rochester Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maresfield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maresfield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Turnpike Link | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Turnpike Link | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Addiscombe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield Path | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazledean Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Clair'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pageant Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Addiscombe Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Granville Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Addiscombe Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Colson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Colson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Colson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colson Road | Under investigation |
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