Total Crime Rate
108.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marlpit Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town , and the 354th 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 Marlpit Lane (CR5 2HF) in the last 12 months was 108.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% higher than the Coulsdon Town average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marlpit Lane (CR5 2HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coulsdon Rise, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rutherwick Rise (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coulsdon Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hillside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nineacres Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutherwick Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutherwick Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coulsdon Rise | — |
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