Croydon crime stats
April 2024

The overall crime rate in Croydon postcode area is 119.6 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 12.4k crimes were violent crimes which is 29.8% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 101% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 39.7% over the last twelve months.The category of "robbery crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Robbery crime" rate is at 320% of national crime rate which puts Croydon on 6. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Robbery crime" makes up 3.4% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "robbery crime" is 1.4k cases and has increased by 8.9% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.

Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Ranking (95 postcode areas)	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
Violent crime →	29.8%	47. lowest	101%	12.4k	-1.4%
Antisocial behaviour crime →	19.7%	16. highest	148%	8.2k	-21.4%
Vehicle crime →	8.8%	16. highest	169%	3.7k	-19.6%
Other theft crime →	7.9%	18. highest	118%	3.3k	-15.0%
Criminal damage and arson crime →	7.0%	36. highest	105%	2.9k	5.0%
Public order crime →	6.1%	45. lowest	93%	2.5k	-3.3%
Shoplifting crime →	5.5%	39. lowest	92%	2.3k	39.7%
Burglary crime →	4.2%	30. highest	117%	1.7k	-21.2%
Drugs crime →	3.8%	6. highest	167%	1.6k	-13.4%
Robbery crime →	3.4%	6. highest	320%	1.4k	8.9%
Theft from the person crime →	1.6%	14. highest	97%	665	-6.6%
Other crime →	1.0%	18. lowest	68%	436	-15.7%
Possession of weapons crime →	0.7%	44. highest	95%	304	13.4%
Bicycle theft crime →	0.5%	20. lowest	54%	206	-16.3%
Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Crime rate ranking	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
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