Crime Rates at St Helens Crescent, London, SW16 4LD

St Helens Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 190th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Helens Crescent (SW16 4LD) in the last 12 months was 159.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helens Crescent (SW16 4LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 349 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.