Total Crime Rate
88.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Darcy Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 444th highest 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 Darcy Road (SW16 4UA) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Darcy Road (SW16 4UA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chilmark Road (16 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Norbury Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norton Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Darcy Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norbury Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norbury Cross | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norton Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norton Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chilmark Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chilmark Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilmark Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Abingdon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Abingdon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Norbury Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Northborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Northborough Road | Under investigation |
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