Total Crime Rate

135.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 135.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Robbery 13.0 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 5.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Tennison 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 Tennison Road (SE25 5RY) 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 Tennison Road (SE25 5RY), the main crime hotspot is near Lawrence Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tennison Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Priory Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Burgoyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peace Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Towpath Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burgoyne Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Upper Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watson Place —
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Data Sources

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