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

Lower Addiscombe Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 220th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 6AF) in the last 12 months was 149.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% higher than the Addiscombe East average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 96.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Addiscombe Road (CR0 6AF), the main crime hotspot is near Nicholson Road. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.