Total Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.9 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 50.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 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

Woodcrest Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town , and the 353rd 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 Woodcrest Road (CR8 4JB) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodcrest Road (CR8 4JB), the main crime hotspot is near Chichester Drive. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodcrest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Downlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodcote Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milestone Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westdene Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Westdene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order 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 Westdene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westdene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Downlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodcote Valley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodcote Valley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodcote Valley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chichester Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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