South Croydon crime rate

South Croydon ranks 8th amongst 28 Croydon wards. There were 1833 crime incidents reported in South Croydon for 2023. With an estimated population of 18064, crime rate (crime per 1000 residents) is 101.47, an increase of 0.22 % compared to previous year.

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Most common crime types in South Croydon are Violence and sexual offences (28.4%) Anti-social behaviour (19.0%) Shoplifting (10.0%) and least common crime types are Theft from the person (0.8%) Possession of weapons (0.7%) Bicycle theft (0.5%).

South Croydon crime incidents by crime type

A total of 1833 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
  • Violence and sexual offences – 521 (28.4)%
  • Anti-social behaviour – 348 (19.0)%
  • Shoplifting – 184 (10.0)%
  • Vehicle crime – 155 (8.5)%
  • Other theft – 149 (8.1)%
  • Criminal damage and arson – 109 (5.9)%
  • Burglary – 102 (5.6)%
  • Public order – 81 (4.4)%
  • Drugs – 64 (3.5)%
  • Robbery – 62 (3.4)%
  • Other crime – 22 (1.2)%
  • Theft from the person – 14 (0.8)%
  • Possession of weapons – 12 (0.7)%
  • Bicycle theft – 10 (0.5)%

How does South Croydon compare to other Croydon wards?

Out of the 28 Croydon wards, Fairfield (Croydon), Broad Green, Selhurst has highest crime rates (crime per 1000 residents) for 2023.

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South Croydon map showing crime hot spots

Postcode locations of all 2023 crime incidents is projected on the map to show the hot-spots. Higher Crime Count (number of crime incidents for same postcode) is indicated by marker size, with marker color corresponding to the color scale. Slider can be used to filter the markers based on Crime Count.

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