Total Crime Rate

205.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 205.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.3 9/10
  • Other theft 29.3 10/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Allenby Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 131st 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 Allenby Avenue (CR2 0RY) in the last 12 months was 205.3 per 1,000 residents and was 363.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 69.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Allenby Avenue (CR2 0RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brantwood Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haling Down Passage (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Allenby Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Allenby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Churchill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Brighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brantwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blenheim Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Biddulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Biddulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Biddulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Biddulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blenheim Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brantwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haling Down Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Haling Down Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Haling Down Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Allenby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haling Down Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brantwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Culmington Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Brantwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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