Postcode · Croydon
Crime in CR0 3QS
How much crime is recorded in CR0 3QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Thornton South & Ampere Way
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,686 (2024)
CR0 3QSCroydon
How safe is CR0 3QS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR0 3QS area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 3QSNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Anti-social behaviour14.810.7
Burglary10.99.1
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Public order4.34.6
Drugs3.12.4
Other theft2.24.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Shoplifting0.68.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Other crime0.11.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.