Postcode · South Croydon
Crime in CR2 0BB
How much crime is recorded in CR2 0BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Purley North
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,646 (2024)
CR2 0BBSouth Croydon
How safe is CR2 0BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR2 0BB 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
33.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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).
CR2 0BBNational
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Vehicle crime11.03.5
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Burglary9.09.1
Shoplifting3.88.4
Public order2.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Robbery1.91.4
Other theft1.94.5
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.