Crime Rates at Ross Road, London, SE25 6SE

Ross Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 77th 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 Ross Road (SE25 6SE) in the last 12 months was 18.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ross Road (SE25 6SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howden Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nugent Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.