Total Crime Rate
185.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Parchmore Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 154th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Parchmore Road (CR7 8LY) in the last 12 months was 185.9 per 1,000 residents and was 116.6% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -52.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (β 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 103.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parchmore Road (CR7 8LY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thornton Heath | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fountain Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Buttonscroft Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttonscroft Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seneca Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seneca Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fountain Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Manchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Furze Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fountain Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stuart Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seneca Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stuart Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stuart Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stuart 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 | Sandfield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Norwich Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandfield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Seneca Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seneca Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B266 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thornton Heath | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedser Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thornton Heath | Under investigation |
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