Total Crime Rate
81.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Skinner Grove area has the 15th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town , and the 496th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Skinner Grove (CR5 3GN) in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Skinner Grove (CR5 3GN), the main crime hotspot is near Lion Green Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coulsdon Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dobson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woodman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Iron Railway Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Skinner Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mckenzie Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farthing Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dobson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Browning Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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