Total Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 94.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Pauls Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 406th 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 St Pauls Road (CR7 8NB) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Road (CR7 8NB), 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 St Pauls Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillett Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garnet Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garnet Road
Apr 2026Other theft Garnet Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cotford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cotford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillett Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B266 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gillett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B266 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket 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 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B266 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B266
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B266 Under investigation

Data Sources

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