Postcode · South Croydon
Crime in CR2 6PG
How much crime is recorded in CR2 6PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Croham
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,637 (2024)
CR2 6PGSouth Croydon
How safe is CR2 6PG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 51.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR2 6PG area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
51.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
141
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 6PGNational
Shoplifting36.68.4
Violence and sexual offences33.423.6
Anti-social behaviour24.210.7
Burglary16.59.1
Vehicle crime10.03.5
Other theft8.74.5
Public order6.14.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Drugs4.72.4
Other crime2.91.5
Robbery1.71.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.