Total Crime Rate

126.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 126.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sorrel Bank area has the 13th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in New Addington South , and the 279th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Sorrel Bank (CR0 9LZ) in the last 12 months was 126.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 110.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sorrel Bank (CR0 9LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Brookscroft. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sorrel Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Brookscroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friars Wood Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fernwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Newlands Woods Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newlands Woods 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Linton Glade Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hartscroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Inglewood Under investigation
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Data Sources

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