Total Crime Rate

307.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

214.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 307.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 214.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 189.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Nicholson Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 70th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nicholson Road (CR0 6QS) in the last 12 months was 307.7 per 1,000 residents and was 233.4% 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 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 214.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nicholson Road (CR0 6QS), the main crime hotspot is near Nicholson Road. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nicholson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Burnham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashburton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capri Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sundridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sundridge Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashburton Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Everton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Everton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Addiscombe Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Addiscombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Addiscombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Addiscombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Colworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnham Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Academy Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elgin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elgin Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elgin Road —
Apr 2026Public order Amberley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Academy Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amberley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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