Crime Rates at Heatherset Gardens, London, SW16 3LS

Heatherset Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 97th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

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 Heatherset Gardens (SW16 3LS) in the last 12 months was 249.2 per 1,000 residents and was 101.9% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 89.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 156.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heatherset Gardens (SW16 3LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Leonard'S Walk, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.