Total Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Sundial Avenue area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 341st lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Sundial Avenue (SE25 4BX) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sundial Avenue (SE25 4BX), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sundial Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Holmesdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chalfont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chalfont Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nugent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nugent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High View Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hambledon Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lancaster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holmesdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howden Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howden Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Park Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Oliver Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Howden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Howden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Norwood Hill Under investigation

Data Sources

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