Total Crime Rate

191.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 191.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 112.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Coldharbour Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 148th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 191.0 per 1,000 residents and was 331.6% higher than the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 112.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coldharbour Road (CR0 4DW), the main crime hotspot is near Williams Terrace. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coldharbour Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Williams Terrace —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Williams Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hillier Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old School Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old School Place —
Apr 2026Robbery Old School Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Williams Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Williams Terrace —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old School Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burgos Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Bates Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foss Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denning Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hillier Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillier Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Propeller Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldharbour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purley Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purley Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Propeller Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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