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

Norbury Crescent 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 Norbury Crescent (SW16 4JR) 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 Norbury Crescent (SW16 4JR), 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 Norbury Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other theft St Helen'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Helen'S Crescent —
Sep 2025Robbery St Helen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Helen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norbury Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granville Gardens —
Sep 2025Burglary Hermitage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hermitage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Strathbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sherlock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Granville Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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