Total Crime Rate

133.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 133.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 48.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

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 4EX) 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 4EX), 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 Penge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pittville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A213 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A213 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addison Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A213 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penge Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Penge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coventry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sunny Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haysleigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bevill Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Addison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Addison Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A213 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A213 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunnycroft Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armistice Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunnycroft Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunnycroft Road —
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Data Sources

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