Total Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 31.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northwood Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Kenley , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northwood Avenue (CR8 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 31.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% lower than the Kenley average (59.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northwood Avenue (CR8 2EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Roke Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cross Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Partridge Knoll Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purley Vale —
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pheasant Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pheasant Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pheasant Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purley Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sylverdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Roke Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Roke Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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