Total Crime Rate
121.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodhatch Spinney 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 Woodhatch Spinney (CR5 2SU) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Woodhatch Spinney (CR5 2SU), 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.
View Crime In Coulsdon Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutherwick Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ullswater Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutherwick Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cordrey Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woodhatch Spinney | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cordrey Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashcroft Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ullswater Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nineacres Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ullswater Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ullswater Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birchfield Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petersfield Crescent | Under investigation |
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