Total Crime Rate

56.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 56.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Box Ridge Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town , and the 398th lowest crime rate of 1,070 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 Box Ridge Avenue (CR8 3AS) in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% lower than the Coulsdon Town average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Box Ridge Avenue (CR8 3AS), the main crime hotspot is near Sydney Avenue. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Box Ridge Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chichester Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grovelands Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purley Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sydney Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sydney Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Monahan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Monahan Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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