Total Crime Rate

140.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 140.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.0 9/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Avondale Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 239th 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 Avondale Road (CR2 6JA) in the last 12 months was 140.0 per 1,000 residents and was 216.3% higher than the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avondale Road (CR2 6JA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avondale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newark Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Haling Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darmaine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darmaine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Augustine'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jarvis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haling Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redsan Close —
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Data Sources

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