Total Crime Rate
372.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Norwood Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 78th highest crime rate of 793 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 9DG) in the last 12 months was 372.8 per 1,000 residents and was 279.0% higher than the Gipsy Hill average (98.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 86.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Norwood Road (SE27 9DG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 217 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pagoda Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bloom Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bloom Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bloom Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manns Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Manns Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Manns Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lupin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ullswater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | York Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Maley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tulse Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambrian Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Wood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harpenden Road | — |
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