Total Crime Rate

119.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wontford Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Kenley , and the 307th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wontford Road (CR8 4BF) in the last 12 months was 119.4 per 1,000 residents and was 100.7% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wontford Road (CR8 4BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rowland Place, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Croftleigh Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wontford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Templeman Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Canon'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowland Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowland Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowland Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croftleigh Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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