Total Crime Rate
29.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Goodhew Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 1,070 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 Goodhew Road (CR0 6JX) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% lower than the Addiscombe East average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goodhew Road (CR0 6JX), 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.
View Crime In Croydon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Becket Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Becket Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Davies Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alderton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Alderton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Davies Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Alderton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Alderton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Anthony Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sonning Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickenson'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Alderton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alderton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickering Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickenson'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickenson'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickenson'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grindley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Redgrave Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grindley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Redgrave Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malcolm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gowlland Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grindley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grindley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malcolm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lindfield Road | Under investigation |
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