Total Crime Rate

70.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 70.9 6/10
  • Drugs 25.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 22.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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 37th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 500th 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 6HT) in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% lower than the Addiscombe East average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rees Gardens (CR0 6HT), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redgrave Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickering Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redgrave Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davies Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davidson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Towpath Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grindley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grindley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grindley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grindley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lindfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jesmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Davies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dartnell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dartnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Walk Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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