Total Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 6/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sangley 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.

Crime Over Time in Sangley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmewood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holmewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wrights Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wrights Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wrights Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Huntly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Egerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Upper Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peace Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peace Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peace Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sangley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Huntly Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehorse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehorse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claret Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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