Postcode sector · Croydon
Crime in CR9 3
How much crime is recorded in CR9 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Population
- 16,492 (2024)
CR9 3Postcode sector · Croydon
How safe is CR9 3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CR9 3, well above 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
56.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
156
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 3National
Violence and sexual offences37.123.6
Anti-social behaviour30.410.7
Burglary27.09.1
Shoplifting25.78.4
Drugs11.92.4
Other theft11.44.5
Vehicle crime9.13.5
Public order9.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Theft from the person4.52.1
Robbery4.21.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.