Postcode district · Croydon
Crime in CR0
How much crime is recorded in CR0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Population
- 211,477 (2024)
CR0Postcode district · Croydon
How safe is CR0
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CR0, 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
38.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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).
CR0National
Violence and sexual offences25.623.6
Anti-social behaviour18.410.7
Burglary12.79.1
Shoplifting11.28.4
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Other theft5.74.5
Public order5.34.6
Drugs4.62.4
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Theft from the person2.02.1
Robbery1.91.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.