Total Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northborough Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 259th lowest crime rate of 1,070 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 4BB) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northborough Road (SW16 4BB), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Ena Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ena Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Norbury Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norbury Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tylecroft Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norbury Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cranbourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ena Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norbury Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cranbourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Northborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abingdon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Darcy Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Abingdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norbury Cross Under investigation
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Data Sources

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