Total Crime Rate
10.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Uplands Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Kenley , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 1,070 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 Uplands Road (CR8 5EF) in the last 12 months was 10.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.1% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Uplands Road (CR8 5EF), the main crime hotspot is near Pine Close. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kenley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Zig Zag Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Uplands Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Benthall Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fairways | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kearton Close | Under investigation |
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