Postcode · South Croydon
Crime in CR2 6HT
How much crime is recorded in CR2 6HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Croham
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,733 (2024)
CR2 6HTSouth Croydon
How safe is CR2 6HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR2 6HT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 6HTNational
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Burglary6.99.1
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Other theft3.94.5
Public order3.14.6
Drugs1.92.4
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.