Total Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 24.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 2.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Goldfinch Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in New Addington South , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 1,070 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 Goldfinch Road (CR2 8SR) in the last 12 months was 24.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% lower than the New Addington South average (100.9 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 Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldfinch Road (CR2 8SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Middlefields, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wren Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Goldfinch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Greville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middlefields —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peacock Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Peacock Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Herondale Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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