Total Crime Rate
53.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sangley 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.
View Crime In South Norwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Burgoyne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Upper Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holmewood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Holmewood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Holmewood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmewood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Holmesdale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oliver Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wrights Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dixon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dixon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dixon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Priory Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Priory Gardens | — |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Wrights Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wrights Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wrights Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sangley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sangley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Mary'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Mary'S Road | Under investigation |
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