Total Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 27.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Friars Wood 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 Friars Wood (CR0 9JP) 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 Friars Wood (CR0 9JP), the main crime hotspot is near Bellfield. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Friars Wood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linton Glade Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farnborough Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bellfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bellfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newlands Woods Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Newlands Woods Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodpecker Mount —
Sep 2025Burglary Brookscroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Inglewood Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fernwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linton Glade Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Linton Glade Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Linton Glade Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bardolph Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bardolph Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friars Wood Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hartscroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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