Crime Rates at South End, Croydon, CR0 1BG

South End area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Fairfield , and the 14th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 1BG) in the last 12 months was 795.5 per 1,000 residents and was 146.7% higher than the Fairfield average (322.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 165 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 117 (≈ 202.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 120.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South End (CR0 1BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 197 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ledbury Road (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.