Total Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 69.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Howard Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 485th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howard Road (SE25 5BY) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Road (SE25 5BY), the main crime hotspot is near Dundee Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Denmark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Denmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Denmark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Denmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cobden Road 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Denmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Greenmead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenmead Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleaverholme Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Belmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stroud Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stroud Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Woodside Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dundee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchanger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Watcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Birchanger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dundee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dundee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dundee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Birchanger Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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