Total Crime Rate

141.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 141.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Church Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 236th 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 Church Road (SE19 2EZ) in the last 12 months was 141.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (SE19 2EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westow Hill, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Road (71 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Church Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haynes Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Haynes Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haynes Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Vicars Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vicars Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vicars Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Aubyn'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gatestone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vicars Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicars Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alma Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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