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Crime in Croydon by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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10,974crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+4%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Sandersteadlowest rate37.1 per 1,000 a year
89.5middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Selsdon (-18%), Thornton Heath (-11%) and Waddon (-7%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Broad GreenCR0 · 39,087 residents 184.7▲ 8%violence
2CroydonCR9 · 142,220 residents 157.5▲ 1%violence
3WaddonCR0 · 14,563 residents 125.2▼ 7%anti-social behaviour
4PurleyCR8 · 13,802 residents 121.1▲ 27%violence
5ShirleyCR0 · 9,255 residents 105.9▲ 14%shoplifting
6South NorwoodSE25 · 26,777 residents 105.20%violence
7SelhurstSE25 · 27,125 residents 100.3▲ 4%violence
8Thornton HeathCR7 · 32,790 residents 99.3▼ 11%violence
9NorburySW16 · 23,910 residents 98.4▲ 11%violence
10AddingtonCR0 · 11,250 residents 95.3▲ 26%violence
11New AddingtonCR0 · 31,074 residents 89.5▲ 13%violence
12AddiscombeCR0 · 25,425 residents 88.7▲ 7%violence
13ForestdaleCR2 · 7,356 residents 87▲ 19%violence
14WoodsideSE25 · 25,343 residents 84.6▲ 1%violence
15Upper NorwoodSE19 · 21,440 residents 80▼ 5%violence
16CoulsdonCR5 · 38,883 residents 68.8▲ 10%violence
17Old CoulsdonCR5 · 34,241 residents 66.4▲ 4%violence
18Hamsey GreenCR2 · 28,499 residents 58.9▲ 1%violence
19Monks OrchardCR0 · 12,874 residents 51▲ 11%violence
20SelsdonCR2 · 10,484 residents 46.2▼ 18%violence
21KenleyCR8 · 9,775 residents 40.1▼ 2%anti-social behaviour
22SandersteadCR2 · 6,366 residents 37.1▲ 9%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Croydon have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Sanderstead, Kenley, Selsdon, Monks Orchard and Hamsey Green.

Which areas of Croydon have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Broad Green, Croydon, Waddon, Purley and Shirley.

Is crime going up or down in Croydon?

Across Croydon, 10,974 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 4% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.