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Most of Croydons reputation is down to crime rate mate. Overall third highest in London and especially significant and growing in the violence against the perso
by airpoint 4y ago
Most of Croydons reputation is down to crime rate mate. Overall third highest in London and especially significant and growing in the violence against the person category.
- vidarh 4y agoAnd again: Mostly in areas most people in Croydon don't frequent. Croydon is large, and ranges from leafy suburbs with private roads and mansions to run down estates.
- airpoint 4y agoYou are right on this one. TIL how big Croydon actually is! Thanks!
- vidarh 4y agoIn addition to my other reply, what's your source for the crime rate? This [1] and this [2] suggests Croydon is about halfway down the borough list per capita, with matched better what I remember from looking at Met numbers in the past. Croydon is the second most populous London borough, so in absolute number of crimes it is usually high up the list, but per capita it's for a long time been pretty much middle of the road, again pulled up by the poorer parts of the borough (particularly, as far as I remember, the Northernmost parts most urban parts, and estates like Addington and Fieldway. [1] https://www.finder.com/uk/london-crime-statistics#london-crime-rate-by-borough https://www.finder.com/uk/london-crime-statistics#london-cri... [2] https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/most-violent-london-boroughs-2021-22675525 https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/most-violent...
- airpoint 4y agoSame stats, different angle. It can be explained both ways.