Postcode · Croydon
Crime in CR0 2ER
How much crime is recorded in CR0 2ER, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Selhurst South & West Croydon
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,286 (2024)
CR0 2ERCroydon
How safe is CR0 2ER
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 73.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR0 2ER area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
73.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
163
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
CR0 2ERNational
Violence and sexual offences55.023.6
Anti-social behaviour28.310.7
Public order19.64.6
Burglary17.99.1
Drugs15.42.4
Criminal damage and arson12.74.7
Vehicle crime8.43.5
Other theft7.14.5
Other crime3.21.5
Robbery3.01.4
Theft from the person2.42.1
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 55% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.