Church Street vs Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood

Church Street has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 21,991 crimes in the last 12 months. Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 5,398 crimes. Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Church Street shows a year-on-year crime trend of +2.9% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood shows -6.2% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Church Street, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (4,315 incidents). In Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, it is Violent Crime (1,633 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Church Street recorded 4,315 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood recorded 1,167. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Church Street totalled 3,561 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,633 in Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Church Street recorded 21,381 crimes (now 21,991, a change of +2.9%). Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood recorded 5,752 crimes previously (now 5,398, -6.2%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Church Street has a resolution rate of 33.7% and Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood has 26.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Church Street falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Church Street and Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.