Crime Rates at Northborough Road, London, SW16 4BA

Northborough Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northborough Road (SW16 4BA) in the last 12 months was 24.5 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% 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 Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northborough Road (SW16 4BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pollards Crescent, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newlands Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.