Total Crime Rate
230.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Norwood Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 134th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Norwood Road (SE27 9AA) in the last 12 months was 230.9 per 1,000 residents and was 142.9% higher than the Knight's Hill average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -64.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Norwood Road (SE27 9AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Norwood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bloom Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ullswater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ernest Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ernest Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Knight'S Hill Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bloom Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bloom Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Prioress Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lansdowne Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdowne Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdowne Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nettlefold Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nettlefold Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ullswater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | East Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Manns Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Manns Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manns Terrace | Under investigation |
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