Total Crime Rate

167.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 167.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 20.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Robbery 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tennison Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tennison Road (SE25 5RY) in the last 12 months was 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 95.0% higher than the Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood average (85.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 78.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennison Road (SE25 5RY), the main crime hotspot is near Lawrence Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Tennison Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Upper Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dinsdale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Towpath Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sutton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgoyne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cargreen Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peace Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peace Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Towpath Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peace Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peace Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watson Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alverston Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cargreen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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