Postcode · South Croydon
Crime in CR2 7DS
How much crime is recorded in CR2 7DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Croham
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,975 (2024)
CR2 7DSSouth Croydon
How safe is CR2 7DS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR2 7DS 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
21.0
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 7DSNational
Anti-social behaviour15.010.7
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Burglary5.99.1
Other theft4.04.5
Public order3.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.