Total Crime Rate

425.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 425.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 147.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 124.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.7 9/10
  • Drugs 63.9 10/10
  • Other theft 24.0 10/10
  • Robbery 19.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.4 6/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Other crime 1.1 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

Dingwall Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Addiscombe West , and the 38th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dingwall Road (CR9 2TN) in the last 12 months was 425.3 per 1,000 residents and was 190.9% higher than the Addiscombe West average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -32.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 109 (≈ 124.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dingwall Road (CR9 2TN), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 521 crimes here, including 159 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dingwall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/230)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barclay Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barclay Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barclay Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barclay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Barclay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barclay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bedford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bedford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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