Total Crime Rate
80.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grange Road area has the 54th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 502nd highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Grange Road (SE19 3DF) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grange Road (SE19 3DF), the main crime hotspot is near Mersham Place. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Forsyte Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beauchamp Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mersham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wharncliffe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Grangecliffe Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Grangecliffe Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gayfere Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Layard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Layard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kingslyn Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kingslyn Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spa Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Mersham Place | Under investigation |
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