Total Crime Rate
90.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Norwood Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in St Martin's , and the 334th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Norwood Road (SE24 9BB) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 266.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Norwood Road (SE24 9BB), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scoles Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sentamu Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birkbeck Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Faith'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norwood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sentamu Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sentamu Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bello Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Perran Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Perran Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brockwell Park Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tulse Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Deronda Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Deronda Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbess Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parade Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parade Mews | Under investigation |
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