Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Croydon Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 269th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Croydon Road (SE20 7TE) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower than the Crystal Palace & Anerley average (142.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croydon Road (SE20 7TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Croydon Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Croydon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Croydon Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heath Grove —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Grove Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frant Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croydon Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Oak Grove Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Oak Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croydon Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Croydon Road Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Drugs Melvin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Croydon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Croydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pawleyne Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pawleyne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Otford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chesham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pelham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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