Total Crime Rate
92.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kilmartin Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 428th 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 Kilmartin Avenue (SW16 4QZ) in the last 12 months was 92.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower than the Norbury & Pollards Hill average (123.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (β 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 302.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kilmartin Avenue (SW16 4QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Norbury & Pollards Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Strathyre Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Christophers Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Totton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Totton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Melrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melrose Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Christophers Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Christophers Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Braemar Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Braemar Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ardfern Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Goston Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridport Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalmeny Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilmartin Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridport Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kilmartin Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunbar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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