Crime Rates at Bishops Park Road, London, SW16 5TX

Bishops Park Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 446th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bishops Park Road (SW16 5TX) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishops Park Road (SW16 5TX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 372 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.