Total Crime Rate

186.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 186.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Parchmore Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 155th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parchmore Way (CR7 8HL) in the last 12 months was 186.5 per 1,000 residents and was 114.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parchmore Way (CR7 8HL), 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 Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parchmore Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osterley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Camden Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garratt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garratt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garratt Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parchmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parchmore Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parchmore Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parchmore Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bensham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Aostle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Osterley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Coates Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coates Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedser Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wychwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parchmore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Northwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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