Total Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 53.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ashburton Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 371st 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 Ashburton Close (CR0 6AR) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% lower than the Addiscombe East average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashburton Close (CR0 6AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pavement Square, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nicholson Road (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashburton Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addiscombe Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Colworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashburton Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Everton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Everton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Addiscombe Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Addiscombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Addiscombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Addiscombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Northampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pavement Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pavement Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pavement Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pavement Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pavement Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pavement Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pavement Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashling Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashburton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addiscombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Addiscombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addiscombe Road

Data Sources

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