Total Crime Rate

247.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 247.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Brierley Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in South Norwood , and the 98th 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 Brierley Close (SE25 4LT) in the last 12 months was 247.8 per 1,000 residents and was 129.1% higher than the South Norwood average (108.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -77.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (β‰ˆ 129.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brierley Close (SE25 4LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farley Place, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brierley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farley Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seymour Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ingatestone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doyle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doyle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farley Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denmark Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Denmark Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Mark'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Werndee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Werndee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanger Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Farley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Farley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farley Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Park β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farley Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farley Place β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eldon Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Watcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Watcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farley Place β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Belfast Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanger Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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