Total Crime Rate
77.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cobden Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 533rd highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Cobden Road (SE25 5NU) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cobden Road (SE25 5NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Portland Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dundee Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Denmark Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenmead Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Becket Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Watcombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Enmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Enmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Enmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shinners Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cleaverholme Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Watcombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ingatestone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Denmark Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oakley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oakley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dickenson'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Belmont Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ferndale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birchanger Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denmark Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Birchanger Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Dundee Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dundee Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portland Road | — |
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