Crime Rates at Backley Gardens, London, SE25 5HR

Backley Gardens area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 126th 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 Backley Gardens (SE25 5HR) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Backley Gardens (SE25 5HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pickering Gardens, where police recorded 29 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.