Total Crime Rate

169.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Drugs 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penge Road 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 Penge Road (SE25 4EX) 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 Penge Road (SE25 4EX), the main crime hotspot is near A213. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Penge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armistice Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Penge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Haysleigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order King'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pittville Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pittville Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armistice Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Coventry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Haysleigh Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lancaster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Mark'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Adair Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adair Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Haysleigh Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haysleigh Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Camille Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A213 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunnycroft Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunnycroft Road —
Sep 2025Burglary John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A213 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A213 —
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Data Sources

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