Total Crime Rate
58.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pollards Hill West area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 417th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pollards Hill West (SW16 4NS) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower than the Norbury & Pollards Hill average (112.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pollards Hill West (SW16 4NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pollards Crescent, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lindsey Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Norbury & Pollards Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kent Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Namton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monmouth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Norbury Court Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollards Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lindsey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollards Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kent Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollards Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Namton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Namton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollards Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindsey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Namton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Namton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Namton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Namton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walden Gardens | Under investigation |
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