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Crime in SW16 4RB

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

Neighbourhood
Norbury East
Council
Croydon
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,866 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW16 4RB

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW16 4RB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 4RBNational
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Burglary9.89.1
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Other theft2.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Drugs0.92.4
Public order0.74.6
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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