Total Crime Rate
42.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Exeter Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 287th 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 Exeter Road (CR0 6EL) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% lower than the Addiscombe East average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Exeter Road (CR0 6EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gordon Crescent, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edward Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leicester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stretton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gordon Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gordon Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gordon Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rymer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stretton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stretton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Westbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stretton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dartnell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leicester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Laurier Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Northway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | East India Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fullerton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Davidson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amberley Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brampton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kemerton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dominion Road | — |
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