Total Crime Rate
105.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nihill Place area has the 39th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 368th 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 Nihill Place (CR0 6FQ) in the last 12 months was 105.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (β 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 144.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nihill Place (CR0 6FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Nicholson Road. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 46 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 | Nicholson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grant Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fullerton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elgin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elgin Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amberley Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clyde Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Clyde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canning Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kemerton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tunstall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Addiscombe Court Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Havelock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Academy Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Academy Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Warren Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Warren Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hastings Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hastings Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fisher Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | East India Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nihill Place | β |
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