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

Violet Lane 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 Violet Lane (CR0 4HG) 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 Violet Lane (CR0 4HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bramley Close, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashley Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Violet Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Violet Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waldronhyrst Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bramley Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bramley Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bramley Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Violet Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Violet Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Violet Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Violet Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bramley Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bramley Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bramley Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waldronhyrst —
Sep 2025Public order Grindall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cooper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duppas Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gage Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duppas Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bramley Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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