Total Crime Rate

471.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

167.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 471.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 173.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 167.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.9 9/10
  • Public order 36.1 10/10
  • Other theft 33.9 10/10
  • Robbery 24.8 10/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 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

Lawrence Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 35th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawrence Road (SE25 5AA) in the last 12 months was 471.8 per 1,000 residents and was 443.0% higher than the Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 167.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawrence Road (SE25 5AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lawrence Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Belgrave Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clifford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Belgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Dunstan'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Holmesdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Oliver Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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