Total Crime Rate
81.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Inwood Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Old Coulsdon , and the 501st highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Inwood Avenue (CR5 1LP) in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Inwood Avenue (CR5 1LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lacey Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windmill Place (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Old Coulsdon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Forge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forge Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Inwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thorncroft Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lacey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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