Crime Rates at Addington Road, South Croydon, CR2 8LR

Addington Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 154th 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 Addington Road (CR2 8LR) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower than the Sanderstead average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Addington Road (CR2 8LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shepherds Way, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowley Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.