Total Crime Rate

126.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 12th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 274th 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 4DY) in the last 12 months was 126.0 per 1,000 residents and was 184.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 64.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coldharbour Road (CR0 4DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Propeller Crescent (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Coldharbour Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hillier Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old School Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waddon
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waddon Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waddon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddon Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stafford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stafford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old School Place
Apr 2026Robbery Old School Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denning Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillier Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bates Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Purley Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purley Way
Apr 2026Public order Propeller Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old School Place
Apr 2026Public order Propeller Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foss Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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