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Postcode sector · Croydon

Crime in CR0 8

How much crime is recorded in CR0 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Croydon
Region
London
Population
19,158 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CR0 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CR0 8, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
24.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

CR0 8National
Shoplifting18.68.4
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Burglary7.89.1
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Other theft3.54.5
Public order3.04.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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