Crime Rates at Portland Road, London, SE25 4SL

Portland Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 282nd lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portland Road (SE25 4SL) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% lower than the Addiscombe East average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 281.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (SE25 4SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dundee Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grasmere Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.