Croydon

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Croydon.

Population: 388,563
People in Employment: 182,420 (70.9%)
People Inactive: 60,400 (23.5%)
People Unemployed: 14,510 (5.6%)
Number Of Jobs: 119k
Median Salary: £34,226
Mean Salary: £38,172

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Croydon. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Croydon for 2024

Croydons most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 12,353 crimes and in 2022 there were 12,775 crimes. Which is an decrease of 422 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	12,394	2,004	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	9,484	1,387	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	4,511	593	Getting Better
Other theft	3,915	480	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	2,796	453	Getting Better
Public order	2,500	356	Getting Better
Shoplifting	2,040	338	Getting Better
Drugs	1,896	262	Getting Better
Burglary	2,072	252	Getting Better
Robbery	1,351	160	Getting Better
Theft from the person	730	80	Getting Better
Other crime	456	54	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	283	52	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	221	33	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Croydon

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Broad Green has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Croydon, with 3832 crimes and 187 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Park Hill & Whitgift has 328 crimes and 58 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Broad Green	612	30
West Thornton	498	27
South Norwood	386	23
Waddon	373	20
Thornton Heath	346	20
Selhurst	342	27
Norbury & Pollards Hill	300	23
South Croydon	295	16
Addiscombe West	290	18
Bensham Manor	285	17
Purley & Woodcote	259	16
Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood	240	14
New Addington South	216	18
Addiscombe East	191	17
Shirley North	182	12
New Addington North	158	15
Selsdon & Addington Village	149	15
Norbury Park	146	14
Coulsdon Town	138	10
Old Coulsdon	110	11
Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown	104	11
Shirley South	103	10
Kenley	95	9
Sanderstead	91	6
Selsdon Vale & Forestdale	87	9
Fairfield	58	4
Park Hill & Whitgift	52	9
Woodside	0	0

Crime map for Croydon

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Croydon

The average property price in Croydon is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Croydon is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Croydon could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£921,200.96	£588,213.76	£426,248.67	£289,934.33
2022	£909,435.03	£580,048.63	£422,124.04	£286,028.32
2021	£842,034.03	£537,031.43	£392,935.91	£277,860.82
2020	£782,403.08	£503,858.36	£369,574.51	£270,365.69
2019	£757,539.74	£487,124.50	£356,980.85	£268,522.33
2018	£761,227.07	£488,562.50	£358,180.65	£274,485.50
2017	£758,238.14	£485,143.36	£356,307.28	£279,927.24
2016	£728,396.81	£467,327.46	£343,548.00	£264,228.30
2015	£629,031.76	£403,173.74	£296,983.72	£227,692.67
2014	£560,784.82	£359,780.81	£265,870.29	£204,279.35
2013	£481,125.11	£306,530.10	£225,936.23	£174,517.90
2012	£454,123.42	£289,129.14	£213,144.45	£166,502.38
2011	£445,445.52	£280,103.40	£204,984.82	£162,986.90
2010	£445,436.43	£283,150.03	£208,850.59	£166,151.74

Property prices over time for Croydon

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Croydon

The median salary in Croydon is £34,226 and the mean salary in Croydon is £38,172.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 119k
Median Salary: £34,226
Annual Percentage Change: 6.7%
Mean Salary: £38,172

Salary comparison between Croydon and Outer London

See how Croydon compares to the rest of Outer London. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in Outer London is £38,012 in Richmond upon Thames and the lowest median salary is £27,963 in Barking and Dagenham. Croydon ranks 5 out of 19 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Richmond upon Thames	56k	£38,012	4.1%	£59,511	8.1%
Bromley	104k	£37,749	11.0%	£48,929	9.5%
Kingston upon Thames	54k	£37,495	6.7%	£46,327	1.6%
Waltham Forest	81k	£34,785	8.7%	£39,534	7.3%
Greenwich	82k	£34,509	10.9%	£40,999	2.8%
Hillingdon	88k	£34,149	10.8%	£37,670	8.5%
Bexley	83k	£33,829	15.6%	£41,164	8.6%
Barnet	101k	£32,507	8.4%	£39,511	-3.7%
Harrow	70k	£31,935	3.1%	£37,118	-1.1%
Havering	77k	£31,580	3.2%	£36,257	0.5%
Redbridge	73k	£31,512	0.3%	£36,735	-0.5%
Hounslow	85k	£31,104	15.9%	£37,964	11.3%
Ealing	108k	£30,941	4.3%	£41,949	0.9%
Brent	92k	£30,855	8.8%	£38,719	16.1%
Merton	67k	£30,117	0.8%	£42,922	1.0%
Sutton	64k	£29,836	-0.3%	£35,104	-0.4%
Enfield	86k	£29,499	7.2%	£34,060	4.9%
Barking and Dagenham	53k	£27,963	4.8%	£30,006	3.4%