Total Crime Rate

79.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Towpath Way area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 515th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 79.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Towpath Way (CR0 6BX), the main crime hotspot is near Rees Gardens. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Towpath Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Rees Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redgrave Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sutton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rendle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watson Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grindley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pickering Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pickering Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pickering Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pickering Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Towpath Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Towpath Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pickering Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Westbourne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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