Crime Rates at Fairview Road, London, SW16 5PY

Fairview Road area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 10th 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 Fairview Road (SW16 5PY) in the last 12 months was 1025.1 per 1,000 residents and was 730.4% 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 Shoplifting with 402 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 76.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 117.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairview Road (SW16 5PY), 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.