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Re:UK Treasury trying to find a Head of Cyber Security for £55k by vidarh on Sunday April 02, 2023 @07:28AM (#35409441)
I've lived in Croydon for 20 years, after living multiple other places in London. While it has some real shitholes, it also has plenty of great places. Most of Croydons reputation is down to places most people who live in Croydon never see.

The 1100/month flats I saw were in calm, green, solidly middle class areas with walking distance to several large parks, shops, and great transport links.

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Re:UK Treasury trying to find a Head of Cyber Security for £55k by airpoint on Sunday April 02, 2023 @08:54AM (#35410010)
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.
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Re:UK Treasury trying to find a Head of Cyber Security for £55k by vidarh on Sunday April 02, 2023 @09:04AM (#35410086)
And 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.
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Re:UK Treasury trying to find a Head of Cyber Security for £55k by airpoint on Thursday April 06, 2023 @12:15PM (#35470526)
You are right on this one. TIL how big Croydon actually is! Thanks!
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Re:UK Treasury trying to find a Head of Cyber Security for £55k by vidarh on Sunday April 02, 2023 @12:07PM (#35412034)
In 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-cri...

[2] https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/most-violent...

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Re:UK Treasury trying to find a Head of Cyber Security for £55k by airpoint on Thursday April 06, 2023 @12:13PM (#35470493)
Same stats, different angle. It can be explained both ways.
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