Total Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 84.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Spindlewood Gardens area has the 18th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Addiscombe West , and the 479th 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 Spindlewood Gardens (CR0 5SE) in the last 12 months was 84.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spindlewood Gardens (CR0 5SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spindlewood Gardens, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birdhurst Gardens (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spindlewood Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spindlewood Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Minster Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Birdhurst Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birdhurst Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birdhurst Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birdhurst Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spindlewood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Spindlewood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spindlewood Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Park Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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