Total Crime Rate
9.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Monahan Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town , and the 21st 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 Monahan Avenue (CR8 3BB) in the last 12 months was 9.8 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% lower than the Coulsdon Town average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Monahan Avenue (CR8 3BB), the main crime hotspot is near Chichester Drive. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Purley & Woodcote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Monahan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Grovelands Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Monahan Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodcote Valley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chichester Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodcote Valley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodcote Valley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodcote Valley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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