Crime Rates at South End, Croydon, CR0 1BF

South End area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Fairfield , and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around South End (CR0 1BF) in the last 12 months was 1176.8 per 1,000 residents and was 268.0% higher than the Fairfield average (319.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 355 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 59.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 240.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South End (CR0 1BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 395 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ledbury Road (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.