Postcode district · London
Crime in SE25
How much crime is recorded in SE25, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Population
- 56,298 (2024)
How safe is SE25
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE25, broadly in line with 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
34.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SE25National
Violence and sexual offences22.823.6
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Burglary8.49.1
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Other theft4.74.5
Shoplifting4.68.4
Public order3.44.6
Drugs3.12.4
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Robbery1.51.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.