Crime Rates at Portland Road, London, SE25 4QQ

Portland Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 100th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Portland Road (SE25 4QQ) in the last 12 months was 244.8 per 1,000 residents and was 165.2% higher than the Addiscombe East average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 116.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (SE25 4QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dundee Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ingatestone Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.