Total Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 51.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 16.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cypress Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 357th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cypress Road (SE25 4BB) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cypress Road (SE25 4BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howden Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ardent Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cypress Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spa Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howden Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Auckland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Auckland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunset Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunset Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Auckland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howden Road
Apr 2026Drugs Howden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Howden Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Howden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grangecliffe Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grangecliffe Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardent Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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