Total Crime Rate

20.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 20.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 4.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waddington Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Old Coulsdon , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 1,070 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 Waddington Avenue (CR5 1QJ) in the last 12 months was 20.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% lower than the Old Coulsdon average (45.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waddington Avenue (CR5 1QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Taunton Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windmill Place (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waddington Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darcy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Darcy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haycroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilgate Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haycroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Taunton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Taunton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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