Total Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sangley Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 368th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sangley Road (SE25 6QT) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sangley Road (SE25 6QT), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sangley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Burgoyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Upper Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmewood Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holmewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holmewood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Holmesdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oliver Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wrights Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dixon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dixon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Priory Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrights Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wrights Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wrights Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sangley Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sangley Road
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Mary'S Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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