Total Crime Rate

134.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 134.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 49.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Alexandra Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 249th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alexandra Road (CR0 6EW) in the last 12 months was 134.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (CR0 6EW), 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 Alexandra Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Leicester Road 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 2026Burglary Leicester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freemason'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Crescent 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 2026Other theft Leicester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tait Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alexandra Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Vincent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Orchard Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Orchard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Orchard Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roden Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roden Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Orchard Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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