Old Coulsdon
Middle areaSouth west Croydon. 7,843 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Old Coulsdon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Old Coulsdon
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Old Coulsdon at a rate of 48.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across Croydon.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 136 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 95 |
| Other crime | 60 |
| Vehicle crime | 33 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 22 |
| Drug offences | 19 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Old Coulsdon compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Old Coulsdon safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Old Coulsdon at a rate of 48.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across Croydon.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 29 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Old Coulsdon.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (136), anti-social behaviour (95) and other crime (60).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Croydon
These figures are published for the whole of Croydon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Croydon and not Old Coulsdon alone. See Croydon
Old Coulsdon in brief
The median price paid for a home in Old Coulsdon was £525,000 in 2025.
Old Coulsdon had 7,600 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Old Coulsdon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Old Coulsdon, 88.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.