Total Crime Rate

320.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 320.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 255.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 39.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lower Road area has the highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Kenley , and the 64th 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 Lower Road (CR8 5FF) in the last 12 months was 320.1 per 1,000 residents and was 438.4% higher than the Kenley average (59.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 169.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Road (CR8 5FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Roke Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bakers Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pines Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James' Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roke Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roke Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Roke Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Roke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Roke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sylverdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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