Total Crime Rate
128.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lower Addiscombe Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 273rd highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Lower Addiscombe Road (CR0 6PU) in the last 12 months was 128.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% higher than the Addiscombe East average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Addiscombe Road (CR0 6PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gordon Crescent, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clyde Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Warren Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Academy Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morland Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Morland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elgin Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elgin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lebanon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hastings Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Warren Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grant Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hastings Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leicester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leicester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Academy Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gordon Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gordon Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gordon Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Regent Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fisher Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nihill Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nihill Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clyde Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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