Crime Rates at Holmesdale Road, South Norwood, London, SE25 6PR

Holmesdale Road area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 484th highest 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 Holmesdale Road (SE25 6PR) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmesdale Road (SE25 6PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wooderson Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.