Total Crime Rate
27.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodpecker Mount area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in New Addington South , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodpecker Mount (CR0 9JA) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodpecker Mount (CR0 9JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bellfield (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bellfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hartscroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodpecker Mount | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bardolph Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bardolph Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brookscroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairacres | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bellfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Linton Glade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Linton Glade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Farnborough Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Newlands Woods | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newlands Woods | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linton Glade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linton Glade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friars Wood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fernwood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Inglewood | Under investigation |
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