Total Crime Rate

178.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 178.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Becket Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 161st highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Becket Close (SE25 5BL) in the last 12 months was 178.6 per 1,000 residents and was 93.5% higher than the Addiscombe East average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Becket Close (SE25 5BL), the main crime hotspot is near Dickenson'S Place. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Becket Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Anthony Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stroud Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stroud Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Woodside Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Greenmead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchanger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Birchanger Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Birchanger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenmead Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sonning Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Davies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Becket Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becket Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davies Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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