Postcode · Croydon
Crime in CR0 2PL
How much crime is recorded in CR0 2PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- University Hospital & Queen's Road
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,951 (2024)
CR0 2PLCroydon
How safe is CR0 2PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR0 2PL area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 2PLNational
Violence and sexual offences23.923.6
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Burglary4.59.1
Public order3.14.6
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs2.52.4
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Other crime0.31.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 55% 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.