Total Crime Rate

218.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 218.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 133.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Curling Close area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Old Coulsdon , and the 119th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Curling Close (CR5 1DU) in the last 12 months was 218.6 per 1,000 residents and was 378.2% higher than the Old Coulsdon average (45.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 312.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Curling Close (CR5 1DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ellis Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Weston Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Curling Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Lacey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goodenough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Curling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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