Crime Rates at Southern Avenue, London, SE25 4BS

Southern Avenue area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 391st lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southern Avenue (SE25 4BS) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% lower than the Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southern Avenue (SE25 4BS), the main crime hotspot is near A213. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.