Crime Rates at Portland Road, London, SE25 4UF

Portland Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in South Norwood , and the 306th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portland Road (SE25 4UF) in the last 12 months was 120.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% higher than the South Norwood average (108.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (SE25 4UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farley Place, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.