Crime Rates at Kings Road, London, SE25 4ES

Kings Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in South Norwood , and the 382nd highest 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 Kings Road (SE25 4ES) in the last 12 months was 100.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% lower than the South Norwood average (101.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (SE25 4ES), 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.