Total Crime Rate

110.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 110.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Delamare Crescent area has the 36th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 336th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Delamare Crescent (CR0 7BU) in the last 12 months was 110.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Delamare Crescent (CR0 7BU), the main crime hotspot is near Stroud Green Way. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Delamare Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coleridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinburne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rusthall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Long Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Long Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shoreham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swinburne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Medway Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shoreham Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knole Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stroud Green Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stroud Green Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shoreham Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knole Close —
Apr 2026Public order Knole Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stroud Green Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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