Total Crime Rate
456.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Addiscombe Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Addiscombe Road (CR0 6SB) in the last 12 months was 456.8 per 1,000 residents and was 382.2% higher than the Addiscombe East average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 66 (β 183.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Addiscombe Road (CR0 6SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oval Road, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colson Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oval Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oval Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oval Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oval Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairfield Path | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Granville Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oval Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oval Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cart Lodge Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garrick Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Fairfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fairfield Path | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairfield Path | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oval Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oval Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oval Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oval Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield Path | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fairfield Path | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oval Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oval Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fairfield Path | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hazledean Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cherry Orchard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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