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Postcode sector · Croydon

Crime in CR9 1

How much crime is recorded in CR9 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Croydon
Region
London
Population
16,142 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CR9 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 65.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CR9 1, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
65.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
190
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

CR9 1National
Violence and sexual offences41.923.6
Anti-social behaviour36.810.7
Shoplifting36.58.4
Burglary35.59.1
Other theft13.24.5
Drugs13.02.4
Public order12.24.6
Vehicle crime9.03.5
Theft from the person6.82.1
Robbery6.01.4
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Other crime1.61.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 10% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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