Total Crime Rate

16.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 16.1 2/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 3.2 1/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Compton Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Compton Road (CR0 7JA) in the last 12 months was 16.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% lower than the Addiscombe East average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Compton Road (CR0 7JA), the main crime hotspot is near Fernhurst Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Compton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernhurst Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Selwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sefton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sefton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birch Tree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashling Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fernhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernhurst Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernhurst Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernhurst Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Road —
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Data Sources

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