Crime Rates at Leicester Road, Croydon, CR0 6EB

Leicester Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 127th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leicester Road (CR0 6EB) in the last 12 months was 212.4 per 1,000 residents and was 124.2% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leicester Road (CR0 6EB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 292 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.