Total Crime Rate

284.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 284.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.2 10/10
  • Drugs 29.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Portland Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in South Norwood , and the 80th 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 4UD) in the last 12 months was 284.2 per 1,000 residents and was 180.4% higher than the South Norwood average (101.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 103.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (SE25 4UD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coventry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carmichael Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sunny Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Suffolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwood Junction —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwood Junction —
Apr 2026Other theft Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberlow Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armistice Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Dunstan'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunnycroft Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A213 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberlow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A213 —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Belgrave Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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