Total Crime Rate
87.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tennison Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 453rd 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 5SD) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tennison Road (SE25 5SD), 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 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sangley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Upper Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burgoyne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Burgoyne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Priory Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Priory Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oliver Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Watson Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sangley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Oliver Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawrence Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| 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 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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