Total Crime Rate

177.3 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 177.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.6 10/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eldon Park area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in South Norwood , and the 170th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Eldon Park (SE25 4JQ) in the last 12 months was 177.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% higher than the South Norwood average (108.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eldon Park (SE25 4JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eldon Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brierley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembury Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cromer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Coventry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hambrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrington Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrington Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Belfast Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seymour Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eldon Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Park β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Mark'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ingatestone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrington Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westgate Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order King'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Camille Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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