Crime Rates at Sefton Road, Croydon, CR0 7HR

Sefton Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 408th 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 Sefton Road (CR0 7HR) in the last 12 months was 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sefton Road (CR0 7HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fernhurst Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northampton Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.