Postcode · South Croydon
Crime in CR2 6DU
How much crime is recorded in CR2 6DU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Purley North
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,752 (2024)
CR2 6DUSouth Croydon
How safe is CR2 6DU
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 6DU 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
49
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 6DUNational
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Burglary11.99.1
Vehicle crime8.13.5
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Drugs3.32.4
Other theft3.14.5
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery1.11.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.