Total Crime Rate

94.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birchfield Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town , and the 419th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchfield Close (CR5 2SL) in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% higher than the Coulsdon Town average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchfield Close (CR5 2SL), the main crime hotspot is near Birchfield Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchfield Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchfield Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutherwick Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coulsdon Rise —
Sep 2025Other theft Woodhatch Spinney Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutherwick Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coulsdon Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Southlands Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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