Total Crime Rate
83.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sangley Road area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 484th 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 Sangley Road (SE25 6QX) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sangley Road (SE25 6QX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 19 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 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Mary'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sangley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Huntly Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Peace Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Mary'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wrights Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wrights Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wrights Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wrights Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walter'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walter'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Walter'S Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wooderson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wooderson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wooderson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wooderson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sangley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sangley Road | — |
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