Total Crime Rate

72.6 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 72.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Temple Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Selsdon & Addington Village , and the 521st 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 Temple Avenue (CR0 8QE) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% higher than the Selsdon & Addington Village average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Temple Avenue (CR0 8QE), 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 Temple Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Devonshire Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bernel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferris Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bernel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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