Total Crime Rate

102.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 102.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Meadvale Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 369th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Meadvale Road (CR0 6JW) in the last 12 months was 102.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadvale Road (CR0 6JW), the main crime hotspot is near Dickenson'S Place. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadvale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grindley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alderton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redgrave Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redgrave Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gowlland Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickering Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alderton Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Alderton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lindfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jesmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alderton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Alderton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Anthony Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davies Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Davies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grindley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grindley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grindley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sonning Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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