Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 63.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Norwood Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in St Martin's , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norwood Road (SE24 9AP) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% lower than the St Martin's average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwood Road (SE24 9AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Perran Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Norwood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scoles Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Perran Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwood Road
Sep 2025Burglary St Faith'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peabody Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peabody Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sentamu Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Lupin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parade Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Perran Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sentamu Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bello Close
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Tulse Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parade Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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