Postcode · Croydon
Crime in CR0 2QU
How much crime is recorded in CR0 2QU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- University Hospital & Queen's Road
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,808 (2024)
CR0 2QUCroydon
How safe is CR0 2QU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR0 2QU area, well above 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
56.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
100
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 2QUNational
Violence and sexual offences35.723.6
Anti-social behaviour18.610.7
Vehicle crime12.83.5
Burglary9.69.1
Public order7.34.6
Other theft5.84.5
Drugs4.32.4
Shoplifting3.68.4
Robbery3.21.4
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.