Total Crime Rate
31.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beatrice Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 184th lowest crime rate of 1,070 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 Beatrice Avenue (SW16 4UN) in the last 12 months was 31.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beatrice Avenue (SW16 4UN), 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.
View Crime In Norbury & Pollards Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherlock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Palmers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Semley Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Palmers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Palmers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollards Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palmers Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollards Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollards Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollards Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sherlock Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bavant Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kintyre Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tylecroft Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newlands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Norbury Court Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kintyre Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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