Total Crime Rate

133.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 133.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 45.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • 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

London Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 254th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (SW16 4UY) in the last 12 months was 133.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (SW16 4UY), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 196 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kintyre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walden Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kintyre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headcorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ederline Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headcorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headcorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headcorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Headcorn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Headcorn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Headcorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Headcorn Place
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Craignish Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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