Total Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 49.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 13th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norwood Road (SE27 9AJ) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower than the Gipsy Hill average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwood Road (SE27 9AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 216 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penrith Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ullswater Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Ullswater Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ullswater Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansdowne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ulverstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Culzean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloom Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parade Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parade Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parade Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parade Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perran Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Perran Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Culzean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nettlefold Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalton Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dalton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nettlefold Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nettlefold Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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