Postcode · Coulsdon
Crime in CR5 1EA
How much crime is recorded in CR5 1EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Coulsdon
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,686 (2024)
How safe is CR5 1EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR5 1EA area, less than half 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
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 1EANational
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Burglary8.89.1
Public order3.14.6
Drugs2.82.4
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% 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.