Total Crime Rate
88.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Little Roke Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Kenley , and the 446th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Little Roke Avenue (CR8 5NN) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Little Roke Avenue (CR8 5NN), 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 Cross Road (8 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 | The Pines | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Roke Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sylverdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Little Roke Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Little Roke Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roke Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roke Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St James' Road | — |
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