Total Crime Rate
3.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marlpit Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Old Coulsdon , and the 5th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Marlpit Lane (CR5 2HD) in the last 12 months was 3.1 per 1,000 residents and was 93.3% lower than the Old Coulsdon average (45.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Marlpit Lane (CR5 2HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southlands Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillside Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Betjeman Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rossetti Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hillside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mead Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Southlands Close | Under investigation |
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