Total Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 16.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 lowest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 70th 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 2QP) in the last 12 months was 16.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

In the area around Church Road (SE19 2QP), 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 (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Dell —
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Beulah Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hamlyn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Auckland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Forsyte Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alma Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paxton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Paxton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Paxton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
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 2026Other crime Wakefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westow Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime College Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southholme Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Sylvan Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Auckland Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvan Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvan Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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