Total Crime Rate

249.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 249.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.1 9/10
  • Other theft 27.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 15.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Green Lane 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 Green Lane (SW16 3LU) 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 Green Lane (SW16 3LU), 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.

Crime Over Time in Green Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Hermitage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Briar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Groveland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Norbury Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Streatham High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cedarville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cedarville Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cedarville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Briar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Leonard'S Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kuala Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hermitage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fontaine Road —
Sep 2025Public order Strathbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granville Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Granville Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Granville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cedarville Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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