Total Crime Rate

132.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.1 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 132.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 32.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Taunton Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Old Coulsdon , and the 256th 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 Taunton Lane (CR5 1SE) in the last 12 months was 132.5 per 1,000 residents and was 190.4% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taunton Lane (CR5 1SE), 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 Taunton Lane area

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

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