Total Crime Rate

287.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.5 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 287.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 191.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 57.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Robbery 11.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Brighton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town , and the 78th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Brighton Road (CR5 2ND) in the last 12 months was 287.4 per 1,000 residents and was 359.1% higher than the Coulsdon Town average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (CR5 2ND), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Dobles Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dobles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farthing Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery The Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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