Often asked: What To Do In Croydon?

Is Croydon really that bad?

One of the largest commercial areas outside of Central London, Croydon boasts a lively shopping district and a bustling night-time economy. However, the area also has a problem with crime – in particular, violent crime. In fact, in 2018 Croydon was ranked one of the worst parts of London in terms of knife crime.

What is Croydon famous for?

Croydon has the 13th largest shopping population in the UK. The Whitgift Centre is the third largest shopping mall in London behind the two Westfields. The Whitgift and Centrale are soon to be combined and turned into a Westfields themselves, which would make them the second biggest shopping centre in the UK.

Is Croydon a nice area?

Ignore your friends and colleagues, Croydon is great. Nice parks, good connections to London and all you could want from a town centre. It somewhat falls short on culture (theatre, high end restaurants etc.) but OMZG London is but a 15 minute train ride away.

Which parts of Croydon are nice?

Here’s the full list of the top 30 places to live in Croydon with their scores (some have Croydon postcodes but technically are not in Croydon ).

• Crystal Palace 7.88.
• West Croydon 7.81.
• Norbury 7.79.
• South Croydon 7.72.
• Croydon town centre 7.50.
• Upper Norwood (Beulah Hill) 7.43.
• Sanderstead 7.42.
• Shirley 7.30.

Is Croydon a rich area?

The London Borough of Croydon has been labelled London’s wealthiest borough for property by a new survey. While substantially higher than the average of around £28.3bn, the famously expensive borough only comes out sixth in the list of wealthiest London neighbourhoods for property.

Is East Croydon dangerous?

Croydon is not unsafe. It’s a rather bland suburb, but okay. If you’re booked at the Holiday Inn Express Centrale you should be fine walking from East Croydon station in about 6-7 minutes. Safe enough, but deeply uninspiring.

What is the roughest part of London?

The two London Boroughs with the highest rate of gun and knife crime are Southwark and Lambeth. Other London Boroughs with high gun and knife crime rates include Brent, Haringey and Hackney.

Who is famous from Croydon?

10 Famous Musicians Who Hail From Croydon

• Stormzy. The grime star who cracked the Top 10 last year with ‘Shut Up’ grew up in the Thornton Heath area of Croydon and attended Harris Academy in nearby South Norwood.
• The Kooks.
• Kirsty MacColl.
• David McAlmont.
• Katie Melua.
• Dane Bowers.
• Krept and Konan.
• Kate Moss.

Why is Croydon not a city?

In 1965 (under the terms of the London Government Act 1963) the County Borough of Croydon was abolished and the area was transferred to Greater London and combined with the Coulsdon and Purley Urban District to form the London Borough of Croydon.

Is Bromley posh?

Bromley is regarded as one of London’s safer boroughs and although (like any large area), crime does exist, the area is well policed. On the whole, the residents of Bromley feel happy and secure.

How many stabbings are there in Croydon 2019?

Although there were only eight stabbings in 2019, it is one of the least populous wards in Croydon which meant it made this list.

Is Croydon safe?

The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Croydon is 1 in 55. Based on FBI crime data, Croydon is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Pennsylvania, Croydon has a crime rate that is higher than 82% of the state’s cities and towns of all sizes.

Is South Croydon in Surrey or London?

Croydon, outer borough of London, England, on the southern edge of the metropolis. It is in the historic county of Surrey. The present borough was established in 1965 by the amalgamation of the former county borough of Croydon and the adjacent district of Coulsdon and Purley.

What is the crime rate in Croydon?

Compared to the national crime rate, Croydon’s crime rate is at 108%. Violent crime makes up 23.4% of all crimes reported in the postcode area. The total number of “violent crime ” is 11.8k, and this number has increased by 4.4% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2020 – February 2021.

Is waddon safe?

Waddon had the equal third highest level of crime in the borough for April. As with most areas, anti-social behaviour (42) and violence and sexual offences (51) were the highest. ‘Other theft’ (20) and vehicle crime (18) were notably high.