Total Crime Rate

18.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 18.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hythe Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 75th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hythe Road (CR7 8QP) in the last 12 months was 18.2 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% lower 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 Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -78.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hythe Road (CR7 8QP), the main crime hotspot is near Annsworthy Avenue. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hythe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharncliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mersham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mersham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Livingstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mersham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mersham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mersham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hythe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grangecliffe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Annsworthy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Annsworthy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Annsworthy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Speke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mersham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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