Crime Rates at Birchanger Road, London, SE25 5BQ

Birchanger Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 187th 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 5BQ) in the last 12 months was 169.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% higher than the Addiscombe East average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 67.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 200.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchanger Road (SE25 5BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sidney Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenmead Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.