Kenley South
Middle areaSouth Croydon. 7,133 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Kenley South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Kenley South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kenley South at a rate of 42.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across Croydon.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 100 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 61 |
| Vehicle crime | 48 |
| Other crime | 38 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Drug offences | 10 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Kenley South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Kenley South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kenley South at a rate of 42.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across Croydon.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 21 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Kenley South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (100), anti-social behaviour (61) and vehicle crime (48).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Croydon
These figures are published for the whole of Croydon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Croydon and not Kenley South alone. See Croydon
Kenley South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Kenley South was £540,000 in 2025.
Kenley South had 6,890 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Kenley South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Kenley South, 68.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.