Total Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Kensington Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Kensington Avenue (CR7 8BT) in the last 12 months was 26.2 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% lower than the Norbury & Pollards Hill average (123.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Avenue (CR7 8BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kensington Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norbury Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Kensington Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kensington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Buckingham Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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