Crime Rates at Heatherset Gardens, London, SW16 3LS

Heatherset Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 129th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 209.2 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% higher than the Norbury & Pollards Hill average (112.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 86.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heatherset Gardens (SW16 3LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 40 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.