Total Crime Rate
25.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodmansterne Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodmansterne Road (CR5 2DE) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% lower than the Coulsdon Town average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodmansterne Road (CR5 2DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fourth Drive, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodman Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coulsdon Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Appledown Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barrie Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woodman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sherwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Julien Road | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.