Total Crime Rate

9.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.0 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 9.8 1/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Brighton Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town , and the 21st lowest crime rate of 1,070 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 3AA) in the last 12 months was 9.8 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% lower than the Coulsdon Town average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (CR8 3AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Hill Place (32 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 (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Hill Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilmot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Hill Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Hill Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Hill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banstead Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldharbour Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldharbour Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coldharbour Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coldharbour Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russell Hill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Hill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Hill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purley Knoll Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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