Total Crime Rate

183.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 183.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 156th 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 Kensington Avenue (CR7 8BY) in the last 12 months was 183.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% higher than the Norbury & Pollards Hill average (123.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Avenue (CR7 8BY), 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 2025Other crime Bigginwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Buckingham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kensington Avenue 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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