Total Crime Rate

115.7 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Coldharbour Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 325th 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 4DY) in the last 12 months was 115.7 per 1,000 residents and was 144.7% higher than the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coldharbour Road (CR0 4DY), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Coldharbour Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stapleton Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foss Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waddon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waddon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purley Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purley Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purley Way β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Purley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Purley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foss Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stapleton Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Purley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleming Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chasemore Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stafford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bevan Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chasemore Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waddon β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purley Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bates Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bates Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Propeller Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fernleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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