Total Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Copse View area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in New Addington South , and the 293rd lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Copse View (CR2 8HL) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Copse View (CR2 8HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heather Way, where police recorded 23 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 Copse View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Inglewood Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fernwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heather Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friars Wood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallowdale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freelands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Freelands Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farnborough Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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