Total Crime Rate

44.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 44.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 8.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Avenue Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in South Norwood , and the 303rd 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 Avenue Road (SE25 4ED) in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% lower than the South Norwood average (101.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (SE25 4ED), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Avenue Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armistice Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberlow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A213 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A213 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A213 —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warminster Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pittville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A213 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A213 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalfont Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penge Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Penge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberlow Avenue —
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Data Sources

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