Total Crime Rate

35.1 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 35.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riddlesdown Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 219th 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 Riddlesdown Avenue (CR8 1JJ) in the last 12 months was 35.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% lower than the Purley & Woodcote average (82.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riddlesdown Avenue (CR8 1JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Coxley Rise. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riddlesdown Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Coombe Wood Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riddlesdown Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Riddlesdown Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coxley Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coxley Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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