Total Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Northway Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 297th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northway Road (CR0 6JG) in the last 12 months was 43.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% lower than the Addiscombe East average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northway Road (CR0 6JG), 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 Northway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Westbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dominion Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dartnell Road —
Sep 2025Public order Laurier Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hermitage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rees Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redgrave Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbarrow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gowlland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gowlland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kemerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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