Postcode · South Croydon
Crime in CR2 7HT
How much crime is recorded in CR2 7HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Croham
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,684 (2024)
CR2 7HTSouth Croydon
How safe is CR2 7HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR2 7HT 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
27.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 7HTNational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Anti-social behaviour13.810.7
Burglary9.99.1
Vehicle crime8.63.5
Public order4.14.6
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.51.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Theft from the person1.52.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.