Total Crime Rate

104.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 104.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 23.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Elm Park Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 361st highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Park Road (SE25 6UD) in the last 12 months was 104.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% 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 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howden Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Dunstan'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dixon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dixon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howden Road
Apr 2026Drugs Howden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Howden Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Howden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sangley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burgoyne Road
Apr 2026Robbery Burgoyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Holmesdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalfont Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oliver Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sangley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sangley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huntly Road

Data Sources

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