Postcode district · Croydon
Crime in CR9
How much crime is recorded in CR9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Population
- 54,003 (2024)
CR9Postcode district · Croydon
How safe is CR9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CR9, 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
46.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
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).
CR9National
Violence and sexual offences30.623.6
Anti-social behaviour24.110.7
Shoplifting23.58.4
Burglary19.39.1
Other theft8.74.5
Drugs8.12.4
Public order7.24.6
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Theft from the person3.72.1
Robbery3.41.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.