Total Crime Rate

349.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 349.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 112.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.0 10/10
  • Other theft 51.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.2 7/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Robbery 9.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norwood Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 84th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

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 Norwood Road (SE27 9AF) in the last 12 months was 349.8 per 1,000 residents and was 260.2% higher than the Knight's Hill average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 112.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwood Road (SE27 9AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloom Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West Norwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dalton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maley Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Norwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Norwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ebury Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ebury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalton Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Nettlefold Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hannen Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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