Postcode · Coulsdon
Crime in CR5 2LD
How much crime is recorded in CR5 2LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Coulsdon
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,511 (2024)
CR5 2LDCoulsdon
How safe is CR5 2LD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR5 2LD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 2LDNational
Violence and sexual offences6.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Burglary2.19.1
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other theft1.14.5
Public order1.04.6
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 48% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.