Postcode · London
Crime in SW16 5RF
How much crime is recorded in SW16 5RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Norbury West
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,793 (2024)
SW16 5RFLondon
How safe is SW16 5RF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW16 5RF area, 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
40.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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 5RFNational
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Anti-social behaviour15.310.7
Burglary14.89.1
Vehicle crime8.93.5
Shoplifting7.28.4
Drugs6.92.4
Other theft6.64.5
Robbery5.91.4
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order3.04.6
Theft from the person2.72.1
Other crime2.31.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.