Crime Rates at Tennison Road, London, SE25 5SA

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 5SA) 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 5SA), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.