Total Crime Rate
227.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Addiscombe Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 112th 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 6SP) in the last 12 months was 227.7 per 1,000 residents and was 140.3% higher than the Addiscombe East average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1750.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 129.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2000.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Addiscombe Road (CR0 6SP), the main crime hotspot is near Addiscombe Road. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Clyde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clyde Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nicholson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nicholson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nicholson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nicholson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nicholson Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashburton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Havelock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Havelock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homefield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Homefield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Academy Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Academy Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elgin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elgin Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashburton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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