Postcode · Coulsdon
Crime in CR5 3LY
How much crime is recorded in CR5 3LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodmansterne
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,217 (2024)
CR5 3LYCoulsdon
How safe is CR5 3LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR5 3LY 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
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 3LYNational
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Violence and sexual offences9.623.6
Burglary7.19.1
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Other theft1.94.5
Robbery1.51.4
Public order1.34.6
Drugs0.92.4
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.