Total Crime Rate

100.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 100.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lonsdale Gardens area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in West Thornton , and the 390th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lonsdale Gardens (CR7 6ET) in the last 12 months was 100.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% 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 Public order 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 ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lonsdale Gardens (CR7 6ET), the main crime hotspot is near Lindsey Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lonsdale Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Lindsey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kent Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pollards Hill East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pollards Hill East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Galpin'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Leander Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goldwell Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindsey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Monmouth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Monmouth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Monmouth Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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