Total Crime Rate

190.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.0 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 190.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.5 9/10
  • Drugs 30.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Robbery 11.8 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Fernham Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 149th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fernham Road (CR7 8JD) in the last 12 months was 190.6 per 1,000 residents and was 119.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernham Road (CR7 8JD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 209 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fernham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs B266 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stuart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B266 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B266
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parchmore Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wychwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stuart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stuart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stuart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs B266 Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stuart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stuart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stuart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thornton Heath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedser Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Seneca Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seneca Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parchmore Road
Apr 2026Drugs B266 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cotford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parchmore Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bulganak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulganak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fernham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parchmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parchmore Road

Data Sources

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