Total Crime Rate
71.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holmesdale Road area has the 64th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 513th lowest 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 Holmesdale Road (SE25 6PR) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holmesdale Road (SE25 6PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wooderson Close, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmesdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bungalow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holmesdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sangley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dinsdale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hambledon Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bungalow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bungalow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehorse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whitworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nugent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wooderson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whitworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgoyne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oliver Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holmesdale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehorse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oliver Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nugent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oliver Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Huntly Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Upper Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Holmesdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alverston Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Claret Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peace Close | — |
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