Total Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Kenley , and the 186th lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Lower Road (CR8 5ND) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% lower than the Kenley average (53.3 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 Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Road (CR8 5ND), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Little Roke Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Burwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sylverdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cranford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oaklands Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greyfields Close —
Sep 2025Public order St James' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Little Roke Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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