Total Crime Rate

94.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 94.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cross Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 403rd highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cross Road (CR0 6TE) in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% higher than the Addiscombe East average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Road (CR0 6TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherry Orchard Road, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Croydon (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leslie Grove Place
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leslie Grove Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bridge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Croydon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Croydon Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Croydon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Croydon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Croydon
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lewen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lewen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Colson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freemason'S Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oval Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colson Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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