Total Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Apsley Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in South Norwood , and the 359th 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 Apsley Road (SE25 4XS) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Apsley Road (SE25 4XS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Apsley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Watcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Werndee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Coventry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denmark Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Denmark Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Mark'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanger Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Werndee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Belfast Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanger Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandown Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferndale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Watcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Park β€”

Data Sources

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