Postcode sector · Croydon
Crime in CR9 5
How much crime is recorded in CR9 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Population
- 8,117 (2024)
CR9 5Postcode sector · Croydon
How safe is CR9 5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CR9 5, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
123
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences28.823.6
Burglary25.89.1
Shoplifting23.48.4
Anti-social behaviour22.110.7
Vehicle crime9.23.5
Other theft8.94.5
Public order7.54.6
Drugs6.32.4
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Theft from the person3.52.1
Robbery3.51.4
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.