Total Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 12.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pollards 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.

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Crime Over Time in Pollards Hill West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Namton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norbury Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollards Crescent
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollards Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Gardens
Apr 2026Burglary Kent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollards Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Namton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Namton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollards Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Namton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Namton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Namton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Namton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walden Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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