Total Crime Rate

482.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 482.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 248.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.6 10/10
  • Other theft 21.5 10/10
  • Drugs 19.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 9/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Robbery 11.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Clifford Road area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in South Norwood , and the 28th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Clifford Road (SE25 5JJ) in the last 12 months was 482.4 per 1,000 residents and was 346.0% higher than the South Norwood average (108.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 127 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 78.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 127.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifford Road (SE25 5JJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Clifford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shinners Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Mark'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunnycroft Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunnycroft Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gresham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Werndee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farley Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farley Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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