Crime Rates at Norwood Road, London, SE27 9AW

Norwood 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 9AW) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 9AW), 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.