Crime Rates at Semley Road, London, SW16 4PL

Semley Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 1,070 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 Semley Road (SW16 4PL) in the last 12 months was 32.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Semley Road (SW16 4PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Palmers Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newlands Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.