Total Crime Rate
390.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bedwardine Road area has the highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Bedwardine Road (SE19 3AP) in the last 12 months was 390.6 per 1,000 residents and was 355.2% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 193.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bedwardine Road (SE19 3AP), the main crime hotspot is near Church Road. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westow Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Vicars Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victory Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Victory Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Paxton Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westow Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicars Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Vicars Oak Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haynes Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wakefield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Haynes Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alma Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haynes Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Courtney Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westow Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westow Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lunham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camden Hill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Courtney Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakefield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Courtney Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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