Total Crime Rate
107.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Northway Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 357th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Northway Road (CR0 6JJ) in the last 12 months was 107.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% higher than the Addiscombe East average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 210.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northway Road (CR0 6JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rees Gardens, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edward Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Laurier Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dartnell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redgrave Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Davidson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dominion Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pickering Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pickering Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pickering Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pickering Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pickering Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fullerton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rees Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amberley Grove | 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 | Vehicle crime | Rymer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Northway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brampton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Westbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kemerton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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