Total Crime Rate

30.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lacey Green area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Old Coulsdon , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lacey Green (CR5 1BL) in the last 12 months was 30.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% lower than the Old Coulsdon average (45.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lacey Green (CR5 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ellis Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Weston Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lacey Green area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goodenough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lacey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Curling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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