Total Crime Rate

218.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 218.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 58.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 8.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Colworth Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 120th 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 Colworth Road (CR0 7AD) in the last 12 months was 218.1 per 1,000 residents and was 130.3% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (β‰ˆ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colworth Road (CR0 7AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crabtree Walk (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Colworth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lower Addiscombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Addiscombe Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teevan Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teevan Close β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodside Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodside Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Crabtree Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Addiscombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Addiscombe Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Addiscombe Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teevan Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Addiscombe Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Addiscombe Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Addiscombe Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Addiscombe Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Addiscombe Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Addiscombe Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Sundridge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashburton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashburton Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teevan Close β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodside Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbarrow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pavement Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pavement Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addiscombe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colworth Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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