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Croham

Middle area

Central Croydon. 8,597 people in 1.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Croham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£390,000
Joint 2,023rd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,350
Joint 2,962nd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Croham

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Croham at a rate of 96.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across Croydon.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences217
Anti-social behaviour173
Shoplifting130
Other crime122
Vehicle crime83
Burglary31
Drug offences31
Criminal damage and arson29
Robbery8
Theft from the person6

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Croham compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

CrohamMiddle
Median sale price45 middle areas, Croydon · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Croydon45 areas from £230,000 to £745,000. The middle area is £424,486. Croham is £390,000.
£390,00019th cheapest
Population45 middle areas, Croydon · 2021
Population: every middle area in Croydon45 areas from 6,198 to 12,798. The middle area is 8,530. Croham is 8,350.
8,35021st least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares45 middle areas, Croydon · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Croydon45 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 29.0%. Croham is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage45 middle areas, Croydon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Croydon45 areas from 57.1% to 99.4%. The middle area is 91.8%. Croham is 90.4%.
90.4%18th lowest

Is Croham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Croham at a rate of 96.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across Croydon.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 84 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Croham.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (217), anti-social behaviour (173) and shoplifting (130).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Croydon

These figures are published for the whole of Croydon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Croydon and not Croham alone. See Croydon

Average house price
£390,041
Down 3.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£44,326
60th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.8×
Joint 96th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.6
Joint 106th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Croham in brief

The median price paid for a home in Croham was £390,000 in 2025.

Croham had 8,350 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Croham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Croham, 90.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.