Postcode · South Croydon
Crime in CR2 6AF
How much crime is recorded in CR2 6AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Purley North
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,859 (2024)
CR2 6AFSouth Croydon
How safe is CR2 6AF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR2 6AF 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
35.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 6AFNational
Violence and sexual offences26.123.6
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Burglary7.59.1
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Drugs4.12.4
Public order4.04.6
Other theft3.44.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% 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.