Total Crime Rate

19.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 19.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

York Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in New Addington South , and the 86th 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 York Road (CR2 8NR) in the last 12 months was 19.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

In the area around York Road (CR2 8NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbey Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swallowdale (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ingham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ambleside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallowdale Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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