Total Crime Rate

173.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.2 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 173.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Liverpool Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 169th 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 Liverpool Road (CR7 8LS) in the last 12 months was 173.9 per 1,000 residents and was 100.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road (CR7 8LS), 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 Liverpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stuart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Furze Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cotford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Norbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Luna Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Luna Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cotford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pridham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodville Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodville Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodville Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gillett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furze Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Liverpool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Natal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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