Total Crime Rate
109.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Larcombe Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Addiscombe West , and the 342nd 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 Larcombe Close (CR0 5SR) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Larcombe Close (CR0 5SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Campion Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waldegrove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Croydon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waldegrove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rushmead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waldegrove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thanescroft Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rutland Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Campden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Campden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Waldegrove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Castlemaine Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Campion Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Waldegrove | Under investigation |
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