Total Crime Rate
32.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Old Lodge Lane area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town , and the 199th lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Old Lodge Lane (CR8 4DF) in the last 12 months was 32.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower than the Coulsdon Town average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Lodge Lane (CR8 4DF), the main crime hotspot is near Musgrove Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coulsdon Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hartley Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reedham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartley Old Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartley Old Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Reedham | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aveling Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Watney Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Musgrove Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westdene Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Westdene Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bencombe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Callow Field | — |
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