Total Crime Rate

751.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 751.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 583.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.9 9/10
  • Robbery 29.0 10/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Roche Road area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 16th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roche Road (SW16 5PR) in the last 12 months was 751.0 per 1,000 residents and was 570.4% higher than the Norbury & Pollards Hill average (112.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 302 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -73.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 90.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roche Road (SW16 5PR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 372 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roche Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helen'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmers Road —
Apr 2026Public order Palmers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Palmers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Palmers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Semley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Helen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonard'S Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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