Postcode district · Coulsdon
Crime in CR5
How much crime is recorded in CR5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Population
- 41,981 (2024)
CR5Postcode district · Coulsdon
How safe is CR5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CR5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
CR5National
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Burglary9.69.1
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Shoplifting5.58.4
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other theft2.74.5
Public order2.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery0.81.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.