Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 91.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Violet Lane area has the 29th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 424th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Violet Lane (CR0 4HL) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 106.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Violet Lane (CR0 4HL), the main crime hotspot is near The Waldrons. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Violet Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Waldronhyrst Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bramley Hill —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hyrstdene Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duppas Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bramley Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodwin Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodwin Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bramley Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Duppas Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bramley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Denning Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Waldrons Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Denning Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Waldrons Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Waldrons —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Waldrons Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Waldrons Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bramley Hill —
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Data Sources

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