Postcode · Croydon
Crime in CR0 2RW
How much crime is recorded in CR0 2RW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- University Hospital & Queen's Road
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,386 (2024)
How safe is CR0 2RW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR0 2RW area, above 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
39.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 2RWNational
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Burglary13.49.1
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Vehicle crime7.73.5
Public order5.54.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Drugs4.02.4
Other theft3.24.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.