Postcode sector · Croydon
Crime in CR9 7
How much crime is recorded in CR9 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Population
- 5,147 (2024)
CR9 7Postcode sector · Croydon
How safe is CR9 7
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CR9 7, 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
39.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
115
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 7National
Shoplifting36.48.4
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Burglary19.39.1
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Vehicle crime9.13.5
Other theft7.24.5
Public order7.14.6
Drugs4.22.4
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Robbery3.81.4
Theft from the person2.12.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
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.