Total Crime Rate

122.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 122.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Grange Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 294th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grange Road (SE25 6SN) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Road (SE25 6SN), the main crime hotspot is near Mersham Place. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grange Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Buller Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mersham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingslyn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gayfere Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hythe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hythe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wharncliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Buller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grangecliffe Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beauchamp Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mersham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Layard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Layard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Grangecliffe Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Mersham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spa Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingslyn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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