Crime Rates at Dittoncroft Close, Croydon, CR0 5SL

Dittoncroft Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Addiscombe West , and the 333rd lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dittoncroft Close (CR0 5SL) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dittoncroft Close (CR0 5SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birdhurst Rise, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Campion Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.