Total Crime Rate
135.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cargreen Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 246th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cargreen Road (SE25 5FB) in the last 12 months was 135.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 78.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cargreen Road (SE25 5FB), 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.
View Crime In South Norwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A213 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Percy Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carmichael Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Percy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Percy Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Percy Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norwood Junction | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberlow Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Doyle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Grosvenor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Belgrave Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgrave Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgrave Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgrave Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norwood Junction | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgrave Road | — |
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