Crime Rates at Ryecroft Road, London, SW16 3EG

Ryecroft Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 265th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ryecroft Road (SW16 3EG) in the last 12 months was 129.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% higher than the Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood average (85.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ryecroft Road (SW16 3EG), the main crime hotspot is near Edge Point Close. Police recorded 170 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.