Total Crime Rate
178.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Somerset Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 167th 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 Somerset Gardens (SW16 4UZ) in the last 12 months was 178.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Somerset Gardens (SW16 4UZ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 198 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pollards Hill East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A23 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A23 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A23 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kintyre Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kintyre Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pollards Hill East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Headcorn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatrice Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Christophers Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Headcorn Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Christophers Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Christophers Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Headcorn Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Headcorn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A23 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Headcorn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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