Total Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middle Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Old Coulsdon , and the 340th lowest crime rate of 1,070 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 Middle Close (CR5 1BH) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% higher than the Old Coulsdon average (45.6 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Close (CR5 1BH), the main crime hotspot is near Lacey Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middle Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lacey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lacy Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellis Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellis Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellis Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lacey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lacey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lacey Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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