Total Crime Rate

212.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.5 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 212.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 58.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.9 10/10
  • Drugs 42.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.6 9/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 7th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 126th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (SE19 2QL) in the last 12 months was 212.8 per 1,000 residents and was 144.9% 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (SE19 2QL), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hamlyn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southholme Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Forsyte Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Auckland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Auckland Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Auckland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Auckland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Beulah Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freethorpe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freethorpe Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wakefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spa Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wakefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eskmont Ridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acorn Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Sylvan Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sylvan Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingslyn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingslyn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvan Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvan Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wakefield Gardens —
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Data Sources

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