Total Crime Rate
45.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Norwood Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 793 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 9AQ) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% lower than the Gipsy Hill average (98.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Norwood Road (SE27 9AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Perran Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambrian Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Wood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harpenden Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manns Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Manns Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Manns Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Culzean Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Maley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lupin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | York Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Knolly'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tulse Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Perran Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Penrith Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Penrith Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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