Total Crime Rate

68.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 68.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Rees Gardens area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 476th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rees Gardens (CR0 6HR) in the last 12 months was 68.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rees Gardens (CR0 6HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pickering Gardens, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Towpath Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rees Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jesmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davidson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dartnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dartnell Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redgrave Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alderton Road
Apr 2026Drugs Alderton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alderton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alderton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Alderton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redgrave Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grindley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grindley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grindley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grindley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lindfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickering Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Davies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davies Close
Apr 2026Other crime Towpath Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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