Crime Rates at Kings Road, London, SE25 4ES

Kings Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in South Norwood , and the 541st highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Kings Road (SE25 4ES) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% lower than the South Norwood average (108.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (SE25 4ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beverley Road, where police recorded 60 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.