Postcode · Croydon
Crime in CR0 5PB
How much crime is recorded in CR0 5PB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Croydon
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,214 (2024)
CR0 5PBCroydon
How safe is CR0 5PB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 62.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR0 5PB area, more than double 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
62.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
147
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 5PBNational
Violence and sexual offences45.023.6
Anti-social behaviour39.110.7
Burglary26.69.1
Other theft11.94.5
Public order10.64.6
Drugs9.42.4
Vehicle crime8.43.5
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Theft from the person3.82.1
Robbery3.11.4
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.