Total Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 17.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highland Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town , and the 71st lowest 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 Highland Road (CR8 2HS) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% lower than the Coulsdon Town average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highland Road (CR8 2HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haydn Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Higher Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Haydn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burcott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Higher Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Burcott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Higher Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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