Total Crime Rate

359.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 359.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.1 10/10
  • Public order 33.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brighton Road (CR8 4HD) in the last 12 months was 359.6 per 1,000 residents and was 470.2% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 202.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (CR8 4HD), 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 theft Musgrove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydney Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Reedham Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Watney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aveling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairbairn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairbairn Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairbairn Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Sydney Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Purley Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reedham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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