Postcode · Coulsdon
Crime in CR5 1DF
How much crime is recorded in CR5 1DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodmansterne
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,697 (2024)
CR5 1DFCoulsdon
How safe is CR5 1DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR5 1DF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 1DFNational
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Burglary8.19.1
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs1.52.4
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Public order1.04.6
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
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.