Total Crime Rate
169.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bradshaws Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in South Norwood , and the 189th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bradshaws Close (SE25 4EN) in the last 12 months was 169.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% higher than the South Norwood average (108.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bradshaws Close (SE25 4EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunny Bank, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Armistice Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In South Norwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adair Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haysleigh Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Penge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Coventry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunnycroft Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunnycroft Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Haysleigh Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Haysleigh Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Mark'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armistice Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armistice Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Haysleigh Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eldon Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St Mark'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Pittville Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cromer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambridge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pittville Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eldon Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Adair Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Camille Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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