Crime Rates at Backley Gardens, London, SE25 5HR

Backley Gardens area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 433rd lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Backley Gardens (SE25 5HR) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Backley Gardens (SE25 5HR), the main crime hotspot is near Hermitage Lane. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.