Total Crime Rate
120.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Doyle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanger Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanger Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gresham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armistice Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armistice Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Werndee Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Werndee Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St Mark'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Mark'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembury Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Penge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adair Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ingatestone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Adair Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Camille Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Seymour Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eldon Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eldon Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Farley Place | — |
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