Total Crime Rate

203.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 203.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.1 8/10
  • Other theft 42.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oliver Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 135th 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 Oliver Avenue (SE25 6TY) in the last 12 months was 203.2 per 1,000 residents and was 133.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oliver Avenue (SE25 6TY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oliver Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burgoyne Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Upper Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Suffolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dixon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dixon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Dunstan'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Holmesdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Priory Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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