Total Crime Rate

148.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 148.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Birchanger Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 211th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchanger Road (SE25 5BB) in the last 12 months was 148.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% higher than the Addiscombe East average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchanger Road (SE25 5BB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchanger Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwood Junction —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farley Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenmead Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwood Junction —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clifford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farley Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farley Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farley Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farley Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farley Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doyle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Werndee Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Percy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carmichael Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Birchanger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchanger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Birchanger Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Greenmead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Doyle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doyle Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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