Postcode · London
Crime in SW16 4DA
How much crime is recorded in SW16 4DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Norbury East
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,925 (2024)
SW16 4DALondon
How safe is SW16 4DA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 52.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW16 4DA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
52.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
117
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 4DANational
Violence and sexual offences35.723.6
Shoplifting25.48.4
Anti-social behaviour16.710.7
Burglary14.49.1
Vehicle crime7.93.5
Other theft6.24.5
Public order5.04.6
Robbery4.61.4
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Drugs3.12.4
Theft from the person2.42.1
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.