Total Crime Rate

12.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 3.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitehorse Lane area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 34th 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 Whitehorse Lane (SE25 6RB) in the last 12 months was 12.1 per 1,000 residents and was 86.1% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehorse Lane (SE25 6RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broxholme Close (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehorse Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wooderson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wooderson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Michael Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wooderson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wooderson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broxholme Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broxholme Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wooderson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sangley Road

Data Sources

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