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Postcode sector · Croydon

Crime in CR0 2

How much crime is recorded in CR0 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Croydon
Region
London
Population
46,657 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CR0 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 51.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in CR0 2, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
51.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
121
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

CR0 2National
Violence and sexual offences36.223.6
Anti-social behaviour26.010.7
Burglary17.19.1
Shoplifting12.18.4
Drugs8.52.4
Public order7.94.6
Other theft7.44.5
Vehicle crime7.33.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Theft from the person3.32.1
Robbery2.71.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 6% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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