Crime Rates at Birchanger Road, London, SE25 5BE

Birchanger Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchanger Road (SE25 5BE) in the last 12 months was 188.6 per 1,000 residents and was 99.0% higher than the Addiscombe East average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 101.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchanger Road (SE25 5BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farley Place, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Doyle Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.