Total Crime Rate

58.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 58.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Malcolm Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 421st lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malcolm Road (SE25 5HE) in the last 12 months was 58.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malcolm Road (SE25 5HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Teevan Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dickenson'S Place (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Malcolm Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lindfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Birchanger Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gowlland Close
Apr 2026Drugs Alderton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Davies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sonning Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Alderton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Anthony Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davies Close
Apr 2026Burglary Birchanger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchanger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redgrave Close
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alderton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Teevan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Alderton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Drugs Becket Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becket Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alderton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redgrave Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grindley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grindley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grindley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grindley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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