Postcode · Croydon
Crime in CR0 8DS
How much crime is recorded in CR0 8DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shirley East
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,629 (2024)
CR0 8DSCroydon
How safe is CR0 8DS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR0 8DS area, broadly in line with 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
32.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 8DSNational
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Other theft5.84.5
Burglary4.99.1
Drugs3.12.4
Public order2.84.6
Shoplifting2.18.4
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 51% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.