Overview of Croydon crime rate
Crime rating – medium.
Croydon ranks 13th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 41844 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Croydon has a population of 390719. This equates to a crime rate of 107.09 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 3.12 % compared to previous year. It also puts Croydon in 22nd position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Croydon ranks 13th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 41844 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Croydon has a population of 390719. This equates to a crime rate of 107.09 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 3.12 % compared to previous year. It also puts Croydon in 22nd position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Most common crime types in Croydon are Violence and sexual offences (28.7%) Anti-social behaviour (19.4%) Vehicle crime (9.1%) and least common crime types are Other crime (1.0%) Possession of weapons (0.7%) Bicycle theft (0.5%).
There are 28 wards in Croydon. Wards with high crime rates are Fairfield (Croydon) (416.5), Broad Green (184.5), Selhurst (144.8) . On the other end, safest wards are Old Coulsdon (55.8), Kenley (45.8), Sanderstead (40.3) .
Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with Croydon, we see high crime rates in CR7 (210.6), CR0 (155.3), CR8 (127.0) . Safest postcode districts are CR2 (47.0), CR3 (39.0), CR9 (28.8) .
Croydon crime incidents by crime type
A total of 41844 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 12023 (28.7)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 8105 (19.4)%
- Vehicle crime – 3811 (9.1)%
- Other theft – 3435 (8.2)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 2833 (6.8)%
- Shoplifting – 2586 (6.2)%
- Public order – 2385 (5.7)%
- Burglary – 1797 (4.3)%
- Drugs – 1705 (4.1)%
- Robbery – 1503 (3.6)%
- Theft from the person – 754 (1.8)%
- Other crime – 430 (1.0)%
- Possession of weapons – 285 (0.7)%
- Bicycle theft – 192 (0.5)%
How does Croydon compare against nearby areas ?
Croydon ranks 13th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
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Crime rates in Croydon wards
There are 28 wards within Croydon. Fairfield (Croydon), Broad Green, Selhurst has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 28 wards from high crime rate to low.
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- Fairfield (Croydon) (416.5)
- Broad Green (184.5)
- Selhurst (144.8)
- Waddon (133.1)
- West Thornton (132.5)
- South Norwood (120.3)
- Thornton Heath (103.6)
- South Croydon (101.5)
- New Addington South (99.5)
- Norbury & Pollards Hill (98.3)
- Bensham Manor (96.0)
- Addiscombe East (95.0)
- Addiscombe West (93.9)
- Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood (92.7)
- Woodside (Croydon) (91.6)
- Norbury Park (88.1)
- Purley & Woodcote (78.2)
- New Addington North (75.3)
- Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown (73.3)
- Shirley South (Croydon) (66.8)
- Shirley North (66.6)
- Selsdon & Addington Village (62.2)
- Selsdon Vale & Forestdale (59.9)
- Park Hill & Whitgift (59.1)
- Coulsdon Town (56.3)
- Old Coulsdon (55.8)
- Kenley (45.8)
- Sanderstead (40.3)
Analyze trends and crime types for Croydon wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Croydon
There are 14 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Croydon. Highest crime rates in CR7, CR0, CR8 .
- CR7 – 210.6
- CR0 – 155.3
- CR8 – 127.0
- SE26 – 114.6
- CR5 – 106.7
- SE25 – 101.0
- SE19 – 96.1
- SW16 – 93.8
- CR6 – 87.8
- BR3 – 82.2
- CR4 – 63.9
- CR2 – 47.0
- CR3 – 39.0
- CR9 – 28.8
Postcode districts in Croydon
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