Total Crime Rate
176.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holmbury Grove area has the 6th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in New Addington South , and the 164th 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 Holmbury Grove (CR0 9AP) in the last 12 months was 176.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% higher than the New Addington South average (100.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 74.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holmbury Grove (CR0 9AP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Croydon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodpecker Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodpecker Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bellfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rawlins Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Huntingfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Warren | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Holmbury Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bardolph Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairacres | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bardolph Avenue | Under investigation |
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