Crime Rates at Church Road, London, SE19 2UE

Church Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 358th lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 2UE) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (SE19 2UE), the main crime hotspot is near Church Road. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.