Total Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Carolina Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 356th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carolina Road (CR7 8DP) in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower than the Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carolina Road (CR7 8DP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carolina Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goulding Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Osterley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osterley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bensham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maryland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maryland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parchmore Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallowell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallowell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hallowell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parchmore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garratt Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Aostle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ingram Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garratt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garratt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ingram Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Northwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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