Total Crime Rate

185.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 185.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 22.6 10/10
  • Robbery 20.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in St Martin's , and the 176th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

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 Norwood Road (SE24 9BH) in the last 12 months was 185.9 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% higher than the St Martin's average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -78.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwood Road (SE24 9BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brockwell Park Gardens, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peabody Hill (22 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Sentamu Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwood Road
Sep 2025Burglary St Faith'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peabody Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peabody Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peabody Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Deronda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Deronda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sentamu Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sentamu Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bello Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berwyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbess Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brockwell Park Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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