Crime Rates at South Norwood Hill, London, SE25 6AA

South Norwood Hill area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 431st highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Norwood Hill (SE25 6AA) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% higher than the Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Norwood Hill (SE25 6AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.