Total Crime Rate
71.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sangley 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 Sangley Road (SE25 6QX) 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 Sangley Road (SE25 6QX), the main crime hotspot is near Wooderson Close. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whitworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmewood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmewood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holmewood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wrights Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wrights Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wrights Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Huntly Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Egerton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Upper Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peace Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peace Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peace Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sangley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Huntly Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehorse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehorse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claret Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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