Total Crime Rate

47.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 47.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Peacock Gardens area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in New Addington South , and the 320th 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 Peacock Gardens (CR2 8TE) in the last 12 months was 47.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peacock Gardens (CR2 8TE), the main crime hotspot is near Pennycroft. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peacock Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennycroft Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennycroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pennycroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennycroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Herondale Under investigation
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Data Sources

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