Crime Rates at Towpath Way, Croydon, CR0 6BX

Towpath Way area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 517th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Towpath Way (CR0 6BX) in the last 12 months was 74.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Towpath Way (CR0 6BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watson Place, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Towpath Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.