Crime Rates at Norwood Road, London, SE27 9BQ

Norwood Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Martin's , and the 78th 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 9BQ) in the last 12 months was 384.1 per 1,000 residents and was 277.5% higher than the St Martin's average (101.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 148.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwood Road (SE27 9BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Rise (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.