Total Crime Rate
15.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Newlands Woods area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in New Addington South , and the 60th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Newlands Woods (CR0 9JQ) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.1% lower than the New Addington South average (112.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newlands Woods (CR0 9JQ), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Newlands Woods | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holmbury Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmbury Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hartscroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bellfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmbury Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodpecker Mount | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bellfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newlands Woods | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Charlwood | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brookscroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linton Glade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bardolph Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bardolph Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairacres | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Linton Glade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Inglewood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Linton Glade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friars Wood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linton Glade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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