Crime Rates at Tennison Road, London, SE25 5DL

Tennison Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 337th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tennison Road (SE25 5DL) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower than the Bensham Manor average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennison Road (SE25 5DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Grove, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bungalow Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.