Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 58.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Church Road area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 422nd lowest crime rate of 1,070 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 Church Road (SE19 2NT) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (SE19 2NT), the main crime hotspot is near Church Road. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvan Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Auckland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hamlyn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sylvan Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sylvan Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Auckland Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvan Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southholme Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wakefield Gardens
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wakefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Forsyte Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freethorpe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Beulah Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eskmont Ridge
Apr 2026Other crime College Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wakefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freethorpe Close

Data Sources

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