Total Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.4 4/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Byron Avenue area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town , and the 292nd lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Byron Avenue (CR5 2JS) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% lower than the Coulsdon Town average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Avenue (CR5 2JS), the main crime hotspot is near Birchfield Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Byron Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchfield Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Woodhatch Spinney Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutherwick Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutherwick Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cordrey Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Cordrey Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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