Total Crime Rate

218.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.5 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 218.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.1 10/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Addiscombe Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 118th 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 Addiscombe Road (CR0 6SP) in the last 12 months was 218.5 per 1,000 residents and was 136.7% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 101.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 96.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Addiscombe Road (CR0 6SP), 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 Addiscombe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addiscombe Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Homefield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashburton Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Academy Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Academy Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashburton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addiscombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Addiscombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Addiscombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addiscombe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addiscombe Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elgin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chepstow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clyde Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elgin Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elgin Road —
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Data Sources

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