Total Crime Rate
650.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Fairfield , and the 20th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Park Lane (CR0 1JJ) in the last 12 months was 650.3 per 1,000 residents and was 101.6% higher than the Fairfield average (322.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 251.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Lane (CR0 1JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Fell Road. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 84 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barclay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Fell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Fell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eden Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eden Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thanet Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thanet Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thanet Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thanet Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barclay Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Friends' Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Barclay Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Eden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
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