Crime Rates at Penge Road, London, SE25 4EJ

Penge Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in South Norwood , and the 251st highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penge Road (SE25 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 133.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penge Road (SE25 4EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Derwent Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Armistice Gardens (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.