Total Crime Rate
50.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Old Lodge Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Kenley , and the 354th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Old Lodge Lane (CR8 4AN) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% lower than the Kenley average (53.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Lodge Lane (CR8 4AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rowland Place, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Templeman Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kenley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colescroft Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colescroft Hill | — |
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