Total Crime Rate

110.2 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.6 10/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dalmeny Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 350th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Dalmeny Avenue (SW16 4RT) in the last 12 months was 110.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalmeny Avenue (SW16 4RT), the main crime hotspot is near Dalmeny Avenue. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Dalmeny Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Totton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunbar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kilmartin Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilmartin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalmeny Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Buckingham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardfern Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridport Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridport Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridport Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Braemar Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Braemar Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melrose Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Totton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Strathyre Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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