Total Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alderton Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 480th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alderton Road (CR0 6HG) in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% lower 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 10 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 Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alderton Road (CR0 6HG), 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.

Crime Over Time in Alderton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Westbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hermitage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbarrow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sonning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addiscombe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sonning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sonning Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Rees Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gowlland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gowlland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redgrave Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dominion Road
Sep 2025Public order Laurier Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kemerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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