Total Crime Rate

78.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 78.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.8 10/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Linden Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 515th 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 Linden Way (CR8 3PH) in the last 12 months was 78.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linden Way (CR8 3PH), the main crime hotspot is near Tollhouse Lane. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Linden Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badgers Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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