Focused effort over the last nine months has seen more offenders brought to justice, with the percentage of crimes solved up 4.9% from January – September 2026, compared to the previous year.

The Council and Police have been working together as the Safer Croydon Partnership to reduce crime. The partnership has seen reductions in knife crime and robbery. Crime is also down in the town centre where much of the work has been focused.

Making Croydon’s streets safer, reducing violence against women and girls, and tackling antisocial behaviour are key priorities for Executive Mayor, Jason Perry. Croydon Council is working with the Police and community partners to ramp up its zero-tolerance approach to crime and antisocial behaviour through a number of initiatives, such as the Town Centre Taskforce.

Recently (Wednesday 4 November), the Town Centre Taskforce supported a joint safeguarding operation at East and West Croydon Stations. The Council worked with charities, the Police, and safeguarding partners, to identify and support vulnerable children and adults at risk of exploitation. Officers spoke with members of the homeless community, gave support to a vulnerable child, made an arrest, and confiscated a weapon.

The Council has also worked alongside the Home Office as part of the national ‘No Place for Knives’ campaign. The campaign will help to raise awareness about the dangers of knife crime. Residents can expect to see advertising at transport hubs and a new mural at Boxpark Croydon.

Superintendent Luke Dillon, Metropolitan Police, said: “Croydon is safer than this time last year and crime is down in the town centre as well as across Croydon. This is the result of hard work by officers, strong partnership working, targeting resources effectively, and investing in prevention.”

“It is clear our zero-tolerance approach to crime is getting results. I promised to restore pride in our borough, and through strong partnerships, we are doing just that. Everyone deserves to feel confident and safe in the place they call home.”

Jason Perry, Executive Mayor of Croydon