Total Crime Rate

86.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Virginia Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 471st highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Virginia Road (CR7 8EL) in the last 12 months was 86.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% higher than the Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood average (85.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 92.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Virginia Road (CR7 8EL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Virginia Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arkell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maryland Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Bigginwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maryland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maryland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maryland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Virginia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person B273 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Virginia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Covington Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Covington Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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