Postcode · Croydon
Crime in CR0 8LR
How much crime is recorded in CR0 8LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shirley East
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,723 (2024)
CR0 8LRCroydon
How safe is CR0 8LR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR0 8LR area, above 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
38.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 8LRNational
Violence and sexual offences34.723.6
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Public order5.94.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft3.64.5
Other crime3.01.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Drugs2.42.4
Burglary1.89.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.