Total Crime Rate
67.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alderton 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Westbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hermitage Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbarrow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amberley Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sonning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Addiscombe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sonning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sonning Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rees Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gowlland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gowlland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redgrave Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dominion Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Laurier Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Northway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kemerton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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