Total Crime Rate
53.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashburton 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.
View Crime In Croydon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Addiscombe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Colworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashburton Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Everton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Everton Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Addiscombe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Addiscombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Addiscombe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Addiscombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Northampton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crabtree Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pavement Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pavement Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pavement Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pavement Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pavement Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pavement Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pavement Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashling Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashburton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremont Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Addiscombe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Addiscombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Addiscombe Road | — |
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