Postcode · Croydon
Crime in CR0 9LY
How much crime is recorded in CR0 9LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Forestdale
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,472 (2024)
CR0 9LYCroydon
How safe is CR0 9LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR0 9LY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 9LYNational
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Burglary5.09.1
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other theft2.74.5
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime0.61.5
Public order0.54.6
Drugs0.52.4
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.