Total Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brighton Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town , and the 322nd lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brighton Road (CR8 2LJ) in the last 12 months was 46.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (CR8 2LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sydney Avenue, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Sydney Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairbairn Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairbairn Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aveling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Watney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brighton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairbairn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydney Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Reedham Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Graham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Graham Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Purley Knoll Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Purley Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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