Total Crime Rate
68.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lloyd Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 481st lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lloyd Avenue (CR5 2QS) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% lower than the Purley & Woodcote average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lloyd Avenue (CR5 2QS), the main crime hotspot is near The Mount. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Carshalton South & Clockhouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembury Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Mount | — |
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