Total Crime Rate

210.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 210.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 68.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.9 10/10
  • Other theft 26.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Foxley Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 128th highest 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 Foxley Lane (CR8 3EF) in the last 12 months was 210.0 per 1,000 residents and was 170.6% higher than the Purley & Woodcote average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foxley Lane (CR8 3EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Hill Place (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Foxley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldharbour Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldharbour Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Hill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Hill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Hill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Hill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banstead Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coldharbour Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russell Hill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Hill Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Hill Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Hill Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coldharbour Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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