Postcode · South Croydon
Crime in CR2 8HT
How much crime is recorded in CR2 8HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Forestdale
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,448 (2024)
CR2 8HTSouth Croydon
How safe is CR2 8HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR2 8HT area, broadly in line with 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
31.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 8HTNational
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Anti-social behaviour15.210.7
Burglary5.79.1
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Public order3.54.6
Other theft3.34.5
Drugs3.22.4
Other crime2.21.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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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.