Total Crime Rate

151.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 151.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 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

Norbury Crescent area has the 9th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 215th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norbury Crescent (SW16 4LA) in the last 12 months was 151.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norbury Crescent (SW16 4LA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Norbury Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craignish Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craignish Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kintyre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kintyre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Robbery St Helen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunbar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Helen'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Helen'S Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Helen'S Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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