Total Crime Rate

1025.1 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 1025.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 776.1 10/10
  • Burglary 54.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.1 8/10
  • Robbery 44.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 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

London Road area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 10th 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 London Road (SW16 4BU) in the last 12 months was 1025.1 per 1,000 residents and was 730.4% 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 Shoplifting with 402 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 76.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 117.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (SW16 4BU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 515 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairview Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granville Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Granville Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Granville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kuala Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hermitage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Strathbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hermitage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Semley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Semley Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Semley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Semley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Semley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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