Total Crime Rate

237.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 237.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 80.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Applegarth area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in New Addington North , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Applegarth (CR0 9DD) in the last 12 months was 237.5 per 1,000 residents and was 206.8% higher than the New Addington North average (77.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Applegarth (CR0 9DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ivers Way, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Coppins (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Applegarth area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leigh Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alwyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivers Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alwyn Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Alwyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alwyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivers Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Coppins —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Coppins Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Coppins Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Field Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Field Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leigh Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leigh Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivers Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivers Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunsfold Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bygrove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lodge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lodge Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bygrove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bygrove Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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