Total Crime Rate
26.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grove Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Lane (CR5 2QA) in the last 12 months was 26.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% lower than the Purley & Woodcote average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Lane (CR5 2QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richmond Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barrie Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Carshalton South & Clockhouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barrie Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grove Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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