Total Crime Rate
172.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
64.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lower Addiscombe Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 172nd 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 Lower Addiscombe Road (CR0 6AD) in the last 12 months was 172.4 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% higher than the Addiscombe East average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Addiscombe Road (CR0 6AD), 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.
View Crime In Croydon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Regent Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Hill Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Leicester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Leicester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Leicester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Leicester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Hill Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Hill Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leslie Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hastings Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canning Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canning Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canning Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canning Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canning Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Leicester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leslie Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fullerton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.