Total Crime Rate

121.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle 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

Alder Croft area has the 6th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town , and the 296th 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 Alder Croft (CR5 2SN) in the last 12 months was 121.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Croft (CR5 2SN), 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 Alder Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchfield Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coulsdon Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutherwick Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutherwick Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coulsdon Rise —
Sep 2025Burglary Southlands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nineacres Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woodhatch Spinney Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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