Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 83.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Thornton Crescent area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Old Coulsdon , and the 493rd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornton Crescent (CR5 1LJ) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Crescent (CR5 1LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lacey Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goodenough Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Old Coulsdon

Crime Over Time in Thornton Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Lacey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thorncroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goodenough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Court Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Curling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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