Total Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 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
  • Drugs 35.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Coombe 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.

Crime Over Time in Coombe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Galloway Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Steep Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Spindlewood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs South Croydon Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Birdhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birdhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birdhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Croydon
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Temple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Birdhurst Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birdhurst Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birdhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Temple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Temple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Temple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Temple Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Temple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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