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Crime in SW16 4

How much crime is recorded in SW16 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Croydon
Region
London
Population
21,805 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW16 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW16 4, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
37.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SW16 4National
Violence and sexual offences23.323.6
Shoplifting17.18.4
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Burglary10.89.1
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Other theft4.04.5
Public order3.74.6
Drugs3.62.4
Robbery2.91.4
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Theft from the person1.62.1
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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