Postcode sector · Croydon
Crime in CR9 4
How much crime is recorded in CR9 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Population
- 7,314 (2024)
CR9 4Postcode sector · Croydon
How safe is CR9 4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in CR9 4, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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 4National
Burglary22.19.1
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Shoplifting15.98.4
Anti-social behaviour15.210.7
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Other theft7.04.5
Public order5.04.6
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Drugs3.62.4
Robbery3.21.4
Theft from the person1.72.1
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.