Total Crime Rate
42.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Glenthorne Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 291st lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Glenthorne Avenue (CR0 7EY) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glenthorne Avenue (CR0 7EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 171 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manning Gardens (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shirley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manning Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Furlong Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Furlong Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Furlong Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manning Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manning Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manning Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manning Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manning Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chaucer Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chaucer Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Peabody Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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