Total Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 88.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Oaks Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Kenley , and the 462nd 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 Oaks Road (CR8 5NY) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% higher than the Kenley average (53.3 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 176.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oaks Road (CR8 5NY), 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 Oaks 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 2025Burglary Little Roke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Burwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Redtiles Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Redtiles Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oaklands Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sylverdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St James' Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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