Total Crime Rate

28.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 12.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hermitage Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Kenley , and the 165th lowest 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 Hermitage Road (CR8 5EB) in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% lower than the Kenley average (59.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hermitage Road (CR8 5EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Winifreds, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abbots Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hermitage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbots Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Uplands Road —
Apr 2026Public order Zig Zag Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbots Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bredune Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bredune Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benthall Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Winifreds —
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Data Sources

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