Total Crime Rate
50.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ederline Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 357th lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Ederline Avenue (SW16 4SA) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ederline Avenue (SW16 4SA), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Goston Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilmartin Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melrose Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Strathyre Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Melrose Avenue | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalmeny Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| 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 | 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 | Norbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Norbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Christophers Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Christophers Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kilmartin Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Christophers Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A23 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ardfern Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kintyre Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kintyre Close | Under investigation |
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