Total Crime Rate

36.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodcrest Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town , and the 230th lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 36.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodcrest Road (CR8 4JB), the main crime hotspot is near Chichester Drive. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcrest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Downlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westdene Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Westdene Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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