Total Crime Rate

372.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 372.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 150.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Robbery 16.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norwood 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.

Crime Over Time in Norwood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Pagoda Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bloom Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloom Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloom Grove —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manns Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manns Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Manns Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Lupin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ullswater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Hill —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tulse Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambrian Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harpenden Road —

Data Sources

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