Total Crime Rate
52.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Livingstone Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 372nd lowest 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 Livingstone Road (CR7 8JT) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% lower than the Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood average (85.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Livingstone Road (CR7 8JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beulah Crescent, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Layard Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mersham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peppercorn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hythe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mersham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beulah Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cranbrook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norbury Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hamilton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beulah Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Furze Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beulah Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Furze Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Furze Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beulah Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beulah Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Natal Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burlington Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Manchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beulah Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beulah Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Livingstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Speke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mersham Road | Under investigation |
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