Total Crime Rate

63.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Colin Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Selsdon & Addington Village , and the 452nd lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Colin Close (CR0 8QD) in the last 12 months was 63.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% lower than the Selsdon & Addington Village average (64.0 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colin Close (CR0 8QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Way, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Midholm Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Colin Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Devonshire Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferris Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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