Postcode · South Croydon
Crime in CR2 8JS
How much crime is recorded in CR2 8JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shirley West
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,667 (2024)
CR2 8JSSouth Croydon
How safe is CR2 8JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR2 8JS 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
26.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 8JSNational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Shoplifting12.68.4
Anti-social behaviour12.610.7
Burglary10.39.1
Public order7.84.6
Drugs6.12.4
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Other theft4.74.5
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.