Postcode · London
Crime in SW16 3AB
How much crime is recorded in SW16 3AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Norbury East
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,663 (2024)
SW16 3ABLondon
How safe is SW16 3AB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW16 3AB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SW16 3ABNational
Burglary13.19.1
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Vehicle crime8.73.5
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Other theft3.14.5
Drugs2.02.4
Public order1.84.6
Robbery1.41.4
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.