Total Crime Rate

153.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 153.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Other theft 22.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.6 10/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norwood Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Martin's , and the 256th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norwood Road (SE24 9BH) in the last 12 months was 153.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% higher than the St Martin's average (101.7 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwood Road (SE24 9BH), the main crime hotspot is near Peabody Hill. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bello Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwood Road —
Apr 2026Public order Berwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Berwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwood Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwood Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bello Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bello Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sentamu Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwood Road —
Apr 2026Burglary St Faith'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Berwyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwood Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockwell Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockwell Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brockwell Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brockwell Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peabody Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Scoles Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Scoles Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peabody Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peabody Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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