Total Crime Rate

88.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 88.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Public order 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hartley Down area has the 11th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town , and the 436th highest 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 Hartley Down (CR8 4EA) in the last 12 months was 88.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% higher than the Coulsdon Town average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 69.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartley Down (CR8 4EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Musgrove Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brighton Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hartley Down area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Westdene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Musgrove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westdene Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westdene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westdene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westdene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Musgrove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Musgrove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milestone Drive
Apr 2026Public order Westdene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Musgrove Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bencombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westdene Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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