Total Crime Rate

319.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 319.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.1 10/10
  • Other theft 26.6 10/10
  • Burglary 23.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Iron Railway Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town , and the 69th 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 Iron Railway Close (CR5 3JZ) in the last 12 months was 319.5 per 1,000 residents and was 406.7% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 145.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Iron Railway Close (CR5 3JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Lion Green Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Iron Railway Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Station Approach Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lion Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farthing Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hadleigh Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hadleigh Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadleigh Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hadleigh Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fourth Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fourth Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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