Total Crime Rate
27.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chipstead Valley Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chipstead Valley Road (CR5 3BB) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chipstead Valley Road (CR5 3BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fourth Drive, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodman Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coulsdon Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Skinner Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Julien Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woodman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Appledown Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barrie Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sherwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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