Total Crime Rate

149.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 149.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 16.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

The Berkeleys area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in South Norwood , and the 208th 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 The Berkeleys (SE25 4TH) in the last 12 months was 149.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% higher than the South Norwood average (101.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Berkeleys (SE25 4TH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Berkeleys area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunnycroft Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunnycroft Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armistice Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coventry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penge Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Penge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Seymour Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eldon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Eldon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldon Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldon Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldon Park —
Apr 2026Public order Apsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bevill Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunnycroft Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addison Road —

Data Sources

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