Total Crime Rate

168.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 168.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norwood High Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 210th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norwood High Street (SE27 9NW) in the last 12 months was 168.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% higher than the Gipsy Hill average (98.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (β‰ˆ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwood High Street (SE27 9NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Curnick'S Lane, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gipsy Road Gardens (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Norwood High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millhouse Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dassett Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waring Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curnick'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Curnick'S Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Curnick'S Lane β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Knight'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwood High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B232 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B232 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A215 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A215 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunelm Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunelm Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunelm Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunelm Grove β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunelm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunelm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs East Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Eden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ladas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darlington Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darlington Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Advance Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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