Monks Orchard
Middle areaNorth east Croydon. 8,449 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 7% of people in Monks Orchard live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Monks Orchard
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Monks Orchard at a rate of 58.2 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 | 124 |
| Shoplifting | 112 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 79 |
| Vehicle crime | 60 |
| Other crime | 54 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Monks Orchard compares
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Is Monks Orchard safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Monks Orchard at a rate of 58.2 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, 27 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Monks Orchard.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (124), shoplifting (112) and anti-social behaviour (79).
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 Monks Orchard alone. See Croydon
Monks Orchard in brief
The median price paid for a home in Monks Orchard was £485,000 in 2025.
Monks Orchard had 8,273 usual residents at the census.
About 7% of people in Monks Orchard live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Monks Orchard, 90.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.