Total Crime Rate
321.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chipstead Valley Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town , and the 68th 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 Chipstead Valley Road (CR5 2RB) in the last 12 months was 321.8 per 1,000 residents and was 410.4% higher than the Coulsdon Town average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 109 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 78.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chipstead Valley Road (CR5 2RB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Julien Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Station Approach Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lion Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Approach Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Approach Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Approach Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Station Approach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Station Approach Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Station Approach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Malcolm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Malcolm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Malcolm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malcolm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Station Approach | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Farthing Way | — |
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