Total Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 23.8 2/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 3.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Minster Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Addiscombe West , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Minster Drive (CR0 5UP) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% lower than the Addiscombe West average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Minster Drive (CR0 5UP), the main crime hotspot is near Spindlewood Gardens. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Minster Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Spindlewood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spindlewood Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pageant Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spindlewood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Minster Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spindlewood Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochester Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maresfield —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maresfield —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rushmead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rutland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thanescroft Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Chichester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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