Crime Rates at Sylvan Road, London, SE19 2SB

Sylvan Road area has the 55th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 508th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sylvan Road (SE19 2SB) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sylvan Road (SE19 2SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kitley Gardens, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conference/Exhibition Centre (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.