Total Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

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 97.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alpha Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 396th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alpha Road (CR0 6TH) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% 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 7 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 ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alpha Road (CR0 6TH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 260 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alpha Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lewen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oval Road β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leslie Grove Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leslie Grove Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leslie Grove Place β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oval Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oval Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oval Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freemason'S Road β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Orchard Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Orchard Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwin Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwin Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bridge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Orchard Road β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leslie Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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