Postcode · South Croydon
Crime in CR2 6DE
How much crime is recorded in CR2 6DE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Waddon South
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,916 (2024)
CR2 6DESouth Croydon
How safe is CR2 6DE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR2 6DE 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
27.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 6DENational
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Burglary13.09.1
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other theft3.44.5
Drugs2.42.4
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Public order1.34.6
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.