Crime Rate in Old Coulsdon, ward

Old Coulsdon has the 4th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Croydon district and the 2186th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 40th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Old Coulsdon in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% lower than the Croydon district average (111.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Old Coulsdon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 160 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 191 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Old Coulsdon ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Birchfield Close, with 36 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Weston Close (18 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.