Total Crime Rate

254.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 254.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 112.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.8 10/10
  • Other theft 30.9 10/10
  • Drugs 23.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Leicester Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 94th highest 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 Leicester Road (CR0 6EB) in the last 12 months was 254.8 per 1,000 residents and was 176.1% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 112.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leicester Road (CR0 6EB), 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 Leicester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Orchard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Orchard Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Orchard Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Orchard Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alexandra Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stretton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fullerton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fullerton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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