Postcode · South Croydon
Crime in CR2 6PU
How much crime is recorded in CR2 6PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South End & St Peter's Road
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,726 (2024)
CR2 6PUSouth Croydon
How safe is CR2 6PU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 75.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR2 6PU area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
75.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
363
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 6PUNational
Shoplifting200.38.4
Violence and sexual offences41.823.6
Anti-social behaviour41.610.7
Burglary36.79.1
Vehicle crime15.33.5
Public order14.44.6
Other theft10.64.5
Drugs7.82.4
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Robbery5.81.4
Theft from the person3.32.1
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Other crime1.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.