Total Crime Rate
37.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Davies Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 240th 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 Davies Close (CR0 6EX) in the last 12 months was 37.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% lower than the Addiscombe East average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Davies Close (CR0 6EX), the main crime hotspot is near Rees Gardens. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anthony Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Backley Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redgrave Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pickering Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pickering Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pickering Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pickering Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pickering Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grindley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hermitage Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Northway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gowlland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gowlland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rees Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rendle Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Backley Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Backley Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sonning Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sonning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sonning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Westbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Backley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anthony Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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