Total Crime Rate

67.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 67.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Farnborough Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in New Addington South , and the 482nd 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 Farnborough Avenue (CR2 8HF) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farnborough Avenue (CR2 8HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Selsdon Park Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Copse View (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Farnborough Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Fernwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friars Wood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farnborough Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Inglewood Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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