Crime Rates at Upper Grove, London, SE25 6JX

Upper Grove area has the 19th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 215th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Upper Grove (SE25 6JX) in the last 12 months was 145.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 82.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Grove (SE25 6JX), the main crime hotspot is near Wooderson Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.