Crime Rate in South Croydon, ward

South Croydon has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Croydon district and the 2550th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 250th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in South Croydon in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% lower than the Croydon district average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, South Croydon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 423 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 97.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -48.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 529 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the South Croydon ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 395 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Ledbury Road (58 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.