Total Crime Rate

232.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 232.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 67.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.4 9/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Parchmore Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 105th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parchmore Road (CR7 8HD) in the last 12 months was 232.6 per 1,000 residents and was 167.7% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parchmore Road (CR7 8HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parchmore Road, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beulah Crescent (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Parchmore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garratt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beulah Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beulah Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Beulah Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beulah Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Beulah Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parchmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parchmore Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedser Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parchmore Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parchmore Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wychwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bensham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osterley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beulah Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Osterley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fountain Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fountain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fountain Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttonscroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttonscroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buttonscroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goulding Gardens —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Garratt Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coates Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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