Postcode · London
Crime in SW16 4BD
How much crime is recorded in SW16 4BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Norbury West
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,323 (2024)
SW16 4BDLondon
How safe is SW16 4BD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW16 4BD 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
23.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 4BDNational
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Burglary4.29.1
Public order3.24.6
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Drugs2.42.4
Other theft1.84.5
Robbery1.11.4
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.