Total Crime Rate

221.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 221.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.5 10/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Drugs 17.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Robbery 14.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South End area has the 5th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Fairfield , and the 117th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around South End (CR0 1DL) in the last 12 months was 221.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% lower than the Fairfield average (322.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (β‰ˆ 129.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South End (CR0 1DL), 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.

Crime Over Time in South End area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitgift Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitgift Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitgift Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitgift Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitgift Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitgift Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitgift Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitgift Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Whitgift Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitgift Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Edridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robert Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robert Street β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Robert Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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