Total Crime Rate

755.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 755.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 209.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 115.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.9 10/10
  • Other theft 59.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 59.4 10/10
  • Public order 49.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.0 10/10
  • Robbery 42.0 10/10
  • Burglary 31.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.5 10/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Olden Lane area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 15th 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 Olden Lane (CR8 2EH) in the last 12 months was 755.2 per 1,000 residents and was 814.4% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 300.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Olden Lane (CR8 2EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foxley Hill Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Olden Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gables Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Godstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cliff End Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Graham Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Graham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foxley Hill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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