Total Crime Rate
346.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
145.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Station Approach area has the highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town , and the 55th 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 Station Approach (CR5 2NT) in the last 12 months was 346.2 per 1,000 residents and was 453.0% higher than the Coulsdon Town average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 145.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Station Approach (CR5 2NT), 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.
View Crime In Coulsdon Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hadleigh Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farthing Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Approach | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dobles Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dobles Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Iron Railway Close | Under investigation |
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