Total Crime Rate

5.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · 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 5.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dunbar Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 11th 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 Dunbar Avenue (SW16 4SD) in the last 12 months was 5.3 per 1,000 residents and was 95.7% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

In the area around Dunbar Avenue (SW16 4SD), 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 Dunbar Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craignish Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kintyre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craignish Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kilmartin Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilmartin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalmeny Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Buckingham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunbar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kintyre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardfern Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melrose Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Strathyre Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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