Total Crime Rate

86.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.2 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 86.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 1.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 47th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 462nd 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 Church Road (SE19 2PR) in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (SE19 2PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westow Hill, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Road (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Beardell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvan Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Telford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sylvan Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sylvan Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvan Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haynes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rama Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paddock Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Paddock Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Paddock Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Victory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Victory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Childs Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Alma Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southholme Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stoney Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paxton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Paxton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Paxton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Dell —
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Data Sources

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