Total Crime Rate
314.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
162.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Old Lodge Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town , and the 65th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Old Lodge Lane (CR8 4DG) in the last 12 months was 314.6 per 1,000 residents and was 402.7% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 162.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Lodge Lane (CR8 4DG), 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.
View Crime In Purley & Woodcote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westdene Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Musgrove Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairbairn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Aveling Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westdene Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Milestone Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Delves Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watney Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Musgrove Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sydney Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Musgrove Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Musgrove Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westdene Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westdene Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westdene Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westdene Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westdene Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Grovelands Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aveling Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sydney Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Downlands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Downlands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydney Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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