Centenary vs South Norwood

Centenary has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,571 crimes in the last 12 months. South Norwood has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 7,262 crimes. Centenary scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Centenary shows a year-on-year crime trend of -3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. South Norwood shows +3.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Centenary, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (995 incidents). In South Norwood, it is Violent Crime (2,290 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Centenary recorded 732 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while South Norwood recorded 1,588. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Centenary totalled 995 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 2,290 in South Norwood. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Centenary recorded 3,680 crimes (now 3,571, a change of -3%). South Norwood recorded 7,031 crimes previously (now 7,262, +3.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Centenary has a resolution rate of 22.3% and South Norwood has 23.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Centenary falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. South Norwood is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Centenary and South Norwood. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.