Crime Rates at Whitworth Road, London, SE25 6XL

Whitworth Road area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 418th lowest 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 Whitworth Road (SE25 6XL) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitworth Road (SE25 6XL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howden Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.