Total Crime Rate

129.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 129.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 21.1 7/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ryecroft Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 265th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ryecroft Road (SW16 3EW) in the last 12 months was 129.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ryecroft Road (SW16 3EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Esam Way, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crown Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ryecroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leafield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Esam Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Esam Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jerviston Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hollies Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kwesi Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Crown Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ryecroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ryecroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryecroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Arnull'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Winton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gibson'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ilex Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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