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 2025

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	Trend vs previous year
Anti-social behaviour	6,916	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	128	Getting Better
Burglary	1,489	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	2,106	Getting Better
Drugs	1,453	Getting Better
Other crime	360	Getting Better
Other theft	2,823	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	238	Getting Better
Public order	1,823	Getting Better
Robbery	965	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,646	Getting Better
Theft from the person	519	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	3,175	Getting Better
Violence and sexual offences	9,273	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 2025	Crimes per 1000 people
Fairfield	0	0
Kenley	0	0
New Addington North	0	0
Norbury & Pollards Hill	0	0
Norbury Park	0	0
Old Coulsdon	0	0
Thornton Heath	0	0
Waddon	0	0
West Thornton	0	0
Addiscombe East	0	0
Addiscombe West	0	0
Bensham Manor	0	0
Broad Green	0	0
Coulsdon Town	0	0
Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood	0	0
New Addington South	0	0
Park Hill & Whitgift	0	0
Purley & Woodcote	0	0
Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown	0	0
Sanderstead	0	0
Selhurst	0	0
Selsdon & Addington Village	0	0
Selsdon Vale & Forestdale	0	0
Shirley North	0	0
Shirley South	0	0
South Croydon	0	0
South Norwood	0	0
Woodside	0	0

Crime map for Croydon

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-10. 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 October 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%