Crime Rates at Hill Drive, London, SW16 4NP

Hill Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hill Drive (SW16 4NP) in the last 12 months was 20.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% lower than the Norbury & Pollards Hill average (123.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Drive (SW16 4NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pollards Crescent, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newlands Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.