Total Crime Rate

517.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 517.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 216.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 100.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 97.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.6 9/10
  • Other theft 34.5 10/10
  • Public order 31.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kings Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 31st highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Kings Way (CR0 4GE) in the last 12 months was 517.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1068.6% 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -63.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 100.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Way (CR0 4GE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Propeller Crescent (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purley Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stafford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stafford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Horatius Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horatius Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purley Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs East Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Propeller Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Propeller Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Propeller Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary East Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Angels Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Angels Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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