Total Crime Rate

177.3 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 177.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.6 10/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Albert Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in South Norwood , and the 170th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Albert Road (SE25 4JE) in the last 12 months was 177.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% higher than the South Norwood average (108.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (SE25 4JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farley Place, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Albert Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farley Place β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Farley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Camille Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eldon Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Park β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Adair Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adair Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ingatestone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Farley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farley Place β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farley Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farley Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farley Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farley Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doyle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doyle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembury Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Werndee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Werndee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seymour Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order King'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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