Total Crime Rate

487.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

174.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 487.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 174.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 141.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 80.3 9/10
  • Public order 49.9 10/10
  • Other theft 30.5 10/10
  • Robbery 22.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bedwardine Road area has the highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 1,070 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 487.5 per 1,000 residents and was 461.1% higher 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 174.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedwardine Road (SE19 3AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gatestone Road, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Road (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bedwardine Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakwood Drive —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gatestone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haynes Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haynes Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haynes Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haynes Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haynes Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haynes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gatestone Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paddock Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Paddock Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Paddock Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Victory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Victory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Childs Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gatestone Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gatestone Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Paxton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Mews —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Oakwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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