Postcode · South Croydon
Crime in CR2 8SE
How much crime is recorded in CR2 8SE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Forestdale
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,434 (2024)
CR2 8SESouth Croydon
How safe is CR2 8SE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR2 8SE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 8SENational
Violence and sexual offences7.323.6
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Other crime0.91.5
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other theft0.64.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Public order0.14.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.