Total Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.8 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 41.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Smitham Bottom Lane area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town , and the 277th 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 Smitham Bottom Lane (CR8 3DA) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smitham Bottom Lane (CR8 3DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Privet Mews, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodcote Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Smitham Bottom Lane area

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Data Sources

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