Crime Rates at Orchard Avenue, Croydon, CR0 8UA

Orchard Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Selsdon & Addington Village , and the 449th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Avenue (CR0 8UA) in the last 12 months was 90.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Avenue (CR0 8UA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.