Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Norbury Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 414th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

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 Norbury Avenue (CR7 8AG) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% lower than the Norbury & Pollards Hill average (123.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norbury Avenue (CR7 8AG), the main crime hotspot is near Dalmeny Avenue. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Norbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Braemar Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Buckingham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalmeny Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Braemar Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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