Total Crime Rate

164.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 164.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Burglary 19.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Acacia Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Acacia Road (SW16 5PP) in the last 12 months was 164.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acacia Road (SW16 5PP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 515 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Acacia Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Granville Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairview Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kuala Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Granville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granville Gardens
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Strathbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hermitage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hermitage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Leonard'S Walk
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Streatham High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Semley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Semley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Semley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Semley Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Semley Road
Sep 2025Other crime London Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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