Crime Rates at Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon, CR0 6AA

Lower Addiscombe Road area has the highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 13th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Addiscombe Road (CR0 6AA) in the last 12 months was 795.9 per 1,000 residents and was 762.3% higher than the Addiscombe East average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 194 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 144.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Addiscombe Road (CR0 6AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 260 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.