Total Crime Rate

206.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.3 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 206.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 129.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Curling Close area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Old Coulsdon , and the 130th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Curling Close (CR5 1DU) in the last 12 months was 206.5 per 1,000 residents and was 352.5% higher than the Old Coulsdon average (45.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Curling Close (CR5 1DU), 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 Curling Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellis Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Lacy Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lacey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lacey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kerrill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lacey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellis Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lacey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellis Close —
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Data Sources

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