Total Crime Rate

81.7 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 81.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Forge 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 Forge Avenue (CR5 1LS) 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 Forge Avenue (CR5 1LS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Forge Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Forge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forge Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thorncroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lacey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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