Nine pupils from Croydon schools chosen as super citizens got a guided tour and visit to Croydon police station.

The children - aged between nine and 11 - came top of their junior citizen classes.

They were students from Kenley Primary School, Greenvale Primary School and St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School. They visited the police station with Sergeant Lindsey Ball and had a closer look at police response cars before they were awarded special certificated by Borough Commander Chief Superintendent Adrian Roberts.

Sergeant Ball, Safer Schools officer said: “The children were fantastic during the Junior Citizen events, so we wanted to reward them and they were really keen to come and have a look around the station.

“The aim with Junior Citizen is to make children think about how they can stay safe - we talk about stranger danger, the internet and keeping safe on the roads. These pupils put in so much effort and were so enthusiastic - I’m just pleased they’ve enjoyed the visit and got even more out of the experience.”

Pupils were given lessons and on personal safety – including Internet safety, road safety, tram and bus safety, stranger danger and fire safety.

They were split into groups, according to their schools and given points for how well they performed at different activities.

The three schools with the highest points from across the borough were selected and three pupils from each school were then picked by teachers to attend the police station.