Postcode · London
Crime in SW16 4BB
How much crime is recorded in SW16 4BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Norbury West
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,703 (2024)
SW16 4BBLondon
How safe is SW16 4BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW16 4BB 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
22.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 4BBNational
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Burglary8.19.1
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Robbery3.91.4
Drugs3.12.4
Other theft1.74.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Public order1.44.6
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.