Total Crime Rate

302.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 302.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 147.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.5 10/10
  • Burglary 24.5 10/10
  • Other theft 24.5 10/10
  • Robbery 24.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Craignish Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 74th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Craignish Avenue (SW16 4RN) in the last 12 months was 302.5 per 1,000 residents and was 170.0% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 147.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Craignish Avenue (SW16 4RN), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Craignish Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Manor Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherlock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Craignish Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kintyre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kintyre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sherlock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Semley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Helen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Helen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helen'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helen'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Helen'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St Helen'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Norbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmers Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Palmers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Palmers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Palmers Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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