Total Crime Rate
149.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Livingstone Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 218th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Livingstone Road (CR7 8JW) in the last 12 months was 149.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Livingstone Road (CR7 8JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mersham Place, where police recorded 37 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 | Other theft | Grangecliffe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mersham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gayfere Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gayfere Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burlington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mersham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mersham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peppercorn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharncliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mersham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mersham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mersham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Livingstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Templeton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Templeton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Westbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Westbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glyn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hythe Road | Under investigation |
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