Total Crime Rate
44.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Prince Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 299th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Prince Road (SE25 6NF) in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% lower than the Bensham Manor average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Prince Road (SE25 6NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Selhurst, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wooderson Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In South Norwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wisbeach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Selhurst | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dagnall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dagnall Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Dagnall Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newhaven Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newhaven Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Farnley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clifton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Edith Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edith Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edith Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edith Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edith Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edith Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Selhurst | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edith Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clifton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wooderson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wisbeach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Laws Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmesdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Selhurst Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saxon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wooderson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Selhurst | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Waterfield Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wooderson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wooderson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wooderson Close | Under investigation |
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