Total Crime Rate
50.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Warminster Gardens area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in South Norwood , and the 348th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .
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 Warminster Gardens (SE25 4DN) in the last 12 months was 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower than the South Norwood average (101.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Warminster Gardens (SE25 4DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Derwent Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tovil Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In South Norwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Selby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Selby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Selby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Haysleigh Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tovil Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Penge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Penge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Armistice Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Warminster Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenue Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pittville Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
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