Total Crime Rate

92.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hillcrest Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Kenley , and the 432nd 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 Hillcrest Road (CR3 0DL) in the last 12 months was 92.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% higher than the Kenley average (53.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcrest Road (CR3 0DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maple Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hillcrest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hornchurch Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Maple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Maple Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Maple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Downsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Barn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Old Barn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hornchurch Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Barn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Barn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft New Barn Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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