Total Crime Rate

89.6 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 89.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Longlands Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 452nd 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 Longlands Avenue (CR5 2QY) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% higher than the Purley & Woodcote average (82.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 260.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longlands Avenue (CR5 2QY), the main crime hotspot is near The Mount. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longlands Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Corrigan Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Grove Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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