Total Crime Rate
348.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Godstone Road area has the highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Kenley , and the 58th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Godstone Road (CR8 5JE) in the last 12 months was 348.4 per 1,000 residents and was 553.2% higher than the Kenley average (53.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 233.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Godstone Road (CR8 5JE), the main crime hotspot is near Little Roke Avenue. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kenley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greyfields Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Knoll | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St James' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sylverdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purley Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Little Roke Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Partridge Knoll | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Little Roke Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Burwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burwood Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pheasant Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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