Total Crime Rate

191.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 191.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Plough Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 149th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plough Lane (CR8 3QY) in the last 12 months was 191.6 per 1,000 residents and was 132.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plough Lane (CR8 3QY), the main crime hotspot is near Oscar Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plough Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plough Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monahan Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Oscar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs More Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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