Crime Rates at Albert Road, London, SE25 4JX

Albert Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 182nd 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 Albert Road (SE25 4JX) in the last 12 months was 170.9 per 1,000 residents and was 141.5% higher than the Shirley North average (70.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 94.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 772.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (SE25 4JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Portland Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dundee Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.