Total Crime Rate
51.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Welcomes Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Kenley , and the 359th 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 Welcomes Road (CR8 5HE) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Welcomes Road (CR8 5HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pine Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Summerswood Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kenley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kearton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Zig Zag Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Benthall Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Uplands Road | — |
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