Crime Rates at Forrest Gardens, London, SW16 4LP

Forrest Gardens area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 417th lowest 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 Forrest Gardens (SW16 4LP) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% 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 Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forrest Gardens (SW16 4LP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.