Crime Rates at Portland Road, London, SE25 4QW

Portland Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 82nd 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 Portland Road (SE25 4QW) in the last 12 months was 277.6 per 1,000 residents and was 193.0% higher than the Addiscombe East average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 146.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (SE25 4QW), 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.