Total Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elm Park Road area has the 63rd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 520th lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Elm Park Road (SE25 6UD) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% lower than the Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood average (85.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Park Road (SE25 6UD), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood

Crime Over Time in Elm Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oliver Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nugent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howden Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Norwood Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howden Road
Sep 2025Drugs Howden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Howden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cranleigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranleigh Gardens
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Park Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St Dunstan'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oliver Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oliver Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holmesdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hambledon Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sangley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Huntly Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Huntly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Holmesdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgoyne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oliver Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chalfont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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