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 3AY) 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 3AY), the main crime hotspot is near Church Road. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Courtney Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Vicars Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lunham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | College Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | South Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haynes Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Courtney Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicars Oak Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| 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 | Vicars Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicars Oak Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicars Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddock Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Courtney Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Orleans Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Paxton Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victory Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Haynes Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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