Total Crime Rate

157.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Denning Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 206th 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 Denning Avenue (CR0 4DE) in the last 12 months was 157.2 per 1,000 residents and was 232.4% higher than the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denning Avenue (CR0 4DE), the main crime hotspot is near Ashley Lane. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Denning Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Houlder Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cooper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Violet Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Violet Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gage Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodwin Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Violet Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Violet Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grindall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waldronhyrst Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waldronhyrst —
Sep 2025Public order Violet Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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