Total Crime Rate

122.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kensington Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 294th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington Avenue (CR7 8BY) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% higher than the Norbury & Pollards Hill average (112.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Avenue (CR7 8BY), the main crime hotspot is near Norbury Avenue. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Norbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kensington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Buckingham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norbury Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
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Data Sources

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