Postcode · South Croydon
Crime in CR2 0RB
How much crime is recorded in CR2 0RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Purley Central
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,476 (2024)
CR2 0RBSouth Croydon
How safe is CR2 0RB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR2 0RB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 0RBNational
Burglary24.59.1
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Drugs1.02.4
Other theft1.04.5
Public order0.74.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.