Total Crime Rate
99.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Limpsfield Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in West Thornton , and the 396th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Limpsfield Avenue (CR7 6BF) in the last 12 months was 99.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% lower than the West Thornton average (137.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Limpsfield Avenue (CR7 6BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornton Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silverleigh Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trafford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trafford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silverleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Silverleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Silverleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ramsey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Limpsfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairlands Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thornton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Limpsfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thornton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Aurelia Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blakemore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Limpsfield Avenue | — |
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