Total Crime Rate

192.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 192.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.5 8/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vulcan Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in New Addington North , and the 147th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Vulcan Way (CR0 9UG) in the last 12 months was 192.0 per 1,000 residents and was 148.1% higher than the New Addington North average (77.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vulcan Way (CR0 9UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Henry'S Drive, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warbank Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vulcan Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warbank Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warbank Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs King Henry'S Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Henry'S Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Henry'S Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowdown Crescent —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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