Total Crime Rate
84.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Coombe Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Addiscombe West , and the 486th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Coombe Road (CR0 5SP) in the last 12 months was 84.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% lower than the Addiscombe West average (152.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coombe Road (CR0 5SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Temple Road, where police recorded 71 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Temple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Galloway Path | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Steep Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Spindlewood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Temple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | South Croydon | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Birdhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birdhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Birdhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Croydon | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Temple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chatsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Temple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Temple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Temple Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Temple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Temple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Temple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Birdhurst Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Birdhurst Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birdhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Temple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Temple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Temple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Temple Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Temple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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