Total Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 84.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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 14th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town , and the 471st highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brighton Road (CR8 4HB) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (CR8 4HB), 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 Brighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Downlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westdene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Musgrove Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Musgrove 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 Westdene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westdene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westdene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westdene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westdene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westdene Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milestone Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Downlands Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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