Postcode · South Croydon
Crime in CR2 8EF
How much crime is recorded in CR2 8EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Selsdon
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,353 (2024)
CR2 8EFSouth Croydon
How safe is CR2 8EF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR2 8EF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 8EFNational
Burglary8.09.1
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Other theft1.94.5
Shoplifting1.78.4
Robbery1.51.4
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.61.5
Public order0.14.6
Theft from the person0.12.1
Drugs0.12.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 42% 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.