Total Crime Rate

167.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 167.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cromer Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in South Norwood , and the 176th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cromer Road (SE25 4HH) in the last 12 months was 167.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% higher than the South Norwood average (101.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromer Road (SE25 4HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beverley Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eldon Park (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cromer Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stembridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornsett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldon Park
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldon Park
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldon Park
Apr 2026Burglary Eldon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eldon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornsett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Road
Apr 2026Robbery Hambrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Harrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornsett Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bevill Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brooklyn Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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