Crime Rates at Whitworth Road, London, SE25 6XN

Whitworth Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 48th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Whitworth Road (SE25 6XN) in the last 12 months was 370.2 per 1,000 residents and was 331.4% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 140.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 101.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitworth Road (SE25 6XN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.