Total Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 48.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Davidson Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 332nd 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 Davidson Road (CR0 6DS) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Davidson Road (CR0 6DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pickering Gardens, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edward Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Davidson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Towpath Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickering Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dartnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dartnell Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lindfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davidson Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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