Total Crime Rate

116.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 36.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Denning Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 318th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Denning Avenue (CR0 4DE) in the last 12 months was 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 162.5% higher than the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denning Avenue (CR0 4DE), the main crime hotspot is near Layton Crescent. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Denning Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Waldronhyrst Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hyrstdene Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Denning Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Denning Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodwin Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denning Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodwin Road —
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Data Sources

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