Postcode · Coulsdon
Crime in CR5 1BE
How much crime is recorded in CR5 1BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Coulsdon
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,626 (2024)
CR5 1BECoulsdon
How safe is CR5 1BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR5 1BE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
CR5 1BENational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft3.34.5
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Burglary1.19.1
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Other crime0.11.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.