Total Crime Rate

162.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.7 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 162.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.2 9/10
  • Public order 24.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Chaucer Green area has the 20th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 184th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chaucer Green (CR0 7BP) in the last 12 months was 162.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 100.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Green (CR0 7BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manning Gardens, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stroud Green Way (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chaucer Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knole Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Coleridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shirley Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knole Close —
Apr 2026Public order Knole Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manning Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manning Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manning Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manning Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manning Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinburne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swinburne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stroud Green Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stroud Green Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Stroud Green Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

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