Postcode · Croydon
Crime in CR0 4EF
How much crime is recorded in CR0 4EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Waddon South
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,320 (2024)
CR0 4EFCroydon
How safe is CR0 4EF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR0 4EF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 4EFNational
Violence and sexual offences28.623.6
Anti-social behaviour22.710.7
Burglary19.69.1
Vehicle crime9.43.5
Other theft7.24.5
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Public order5.04.6
Drugs2.22.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Other crime1.31.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% 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.