Postcode sector · Croydon
Crime in CR9 6
How much crime is recorded in CR9 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Population
- 11,773 (2024)
CR9 6Postcode sector · Croydon
How safe is CR9 6
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in CR9 6, 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
45.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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 6National
Violence and sexual offences32.923.6
Anti-social behaviour25.810.7
Burglary15.49.1
Other theft8.84.5
Shoplifting6.88.4
Public order6.54.6
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Drugs5.12.4
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Theft from the person2.22.1
Robbery1.91.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime1.01.5
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.