Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 111.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Suffolk Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 346th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Suffolk Road (SE25 6BF) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Suffolk Road (SE25 6BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farley Place, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Suffolk Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farley Place β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Farley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Farley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cargreen Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doyle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Suffolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Suffolk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunnycroft Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunnycroft Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Belgrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St Dunstan'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farley Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hambledon Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farley Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farley Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farley Place β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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