Total Crime Rate

109.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 109.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Burlington Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 343rd highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burlington Road (CR7 8PE) in the last 12 months was 109.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burlington Road (CR7 8PE), the main crime hotspot is near Beulah Crescent. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burlington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Layard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Layard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Norbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bramble Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bramble Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manchester Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Luna Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furze Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Furze Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Beulah Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beulah Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Beulah Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beulah Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Luna Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Beulah Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peppercorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Peppercorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mersham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Howberry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kitchener Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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