Postcode · Croydon
Crime in CR9 1RL
How much crime is recorded in CR9 1RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Croydon
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,155 (2024)
CR9 1RLCroydon
How safe is CR9 1RL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 99.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR9 1RL area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
99.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
260
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).
CR9 1RLNational
Burglary75.99.1
Anti-social behaviour69.710.7
Violence and sexual offences67.023.6
Other theft20.84.5
Public order17.14.6
Drugs15.92.4
Shoplifting13.78.4
Vehicle crime11.63.5
Theft from the person10.12.1
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Robbery7.01.4
Possession of weapons3.20.9
Other crime2.81.5
Bicycle theft2.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.