Total Crime Rate
168.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Coldharbour Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 190th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Coldharbour Road (CR0 4DW) in the last 12 months was 168.5 per 1,000 residents and was 256.5% higher than the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (β 101.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coldharbour Road (CR0 4DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Williams Terrace (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Williams Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Purley Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fleming Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foss Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foss Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgos Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Purley Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Purley Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Purley Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Purley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Purley Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purley Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgos Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Burgos Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Propeller Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stapleton Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bates Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Williams Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Williams Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Williams Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bevan Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Propeller Crescent | Under investigation |
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