Total Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • 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 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ardent Close area has the 51st highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 483rd 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 Ardent Close (SE25 6SR) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ardent Close (SE25 6SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holmewood Road, where police recorded 20 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ardent Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dixon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dixon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Michael Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huntly Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Michael Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Holmewood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wharncliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmewood Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrights Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wrights Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wrights Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wrights Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holmewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardent Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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