Crime Rates at Stanford Road, London, SW16 4PR

Stanford Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stanford Road (SW16 4PR) in the last 12 months was 30.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% lower than the Norbury & Pollards Hill average (123.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanford Road (SW16 4PR), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.