Total Crime Rate

120.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Marks 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 St Marks Road (SE25 4UH) 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 St Marks Road (SE25 4UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farley Place, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St Marks Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doyle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanger Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanger Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gresham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armistice Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armistice Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Werndee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Werndee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Mark'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembury Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Penge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adair Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ingatestone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Adair Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order King'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Camille Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seymour Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eldon Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farley Place —

Data Sources

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