Total Crime Rate

236.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 236.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 126.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 58.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Oval Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 104th 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 Oval Road (CR0 6BR) in the last 12 months was 236.3 per 1,000 residents and was 156.0% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -2.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oval Road (CR0 6BR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Oval Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwin Place —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leslie Grove Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leslie Grove Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addiscombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwin Place —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alexandra Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Clair'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Addiscombe Court Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Garrick Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lebanon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leyburn Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leyburn Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cart Lodge Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cart Lodge Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cart Lodge Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cart Lodge Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cart Lodge Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cart Lodge Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cart Lodge Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leslie Grove Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garrick Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chisholm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Orchard Road —
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Data Sources

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