Total Crime Rate
74.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crofters Mead area has the 25th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in New Addington South , and the 533rd 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 Crofters Mead (CR0 9HS) in the last 12 months was 74.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% lower than the New Addington South average (112.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crofters Mead (CR0 9HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Osward (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Featherbed Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtwood Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holmbury Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bardolph Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bardolph Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silverwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmbury Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairacres | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osward | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Charlwood | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osward | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osward | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Osward | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Newlands Woods | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newlands Woods | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmbury Grove | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.