Total Crime Rate
68.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Davidson Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 491st lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Davidson Road (CR0 6DH) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% lower than the Addiscombe East average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Davidson Road (CR0 6DH), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pickering Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rees Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Towpath Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Towpath Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brampton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Northway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dominion Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dartnell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Davidson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Laurier Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grindley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pickering Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pickering Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pickering Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Westbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pickering Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watson Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redgrave Close | Under investigation |
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