Postcode · South Croydon
Crime in CR2 8DF
How much crime is recorded in CR2 8DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Selsdon
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,604 (2024)
CR2 8DFSouth Croydon
How safe is CR2 8DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR2 8DF area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 8DFNational
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Burglary13.49.1
Shoplifting8.38.4
Vehicle crime7.73.5
Other theft4.14.5
Robbery3.81.4
Public order3.84.6
Drugs3.12.4
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Theft from the person1.32.1
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 59% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.