Total Crime Rate

142.3 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 142.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.7 10/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Essex Mews area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 234th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Essex Mews (SE19 1AS) in the last 12 months was 142.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% higher than the Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood average (85.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 550.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Mews (SE19 1AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vicars Oak Road, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gatestone Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Essex Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicars Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawke Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Rise β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawke Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawke Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order College Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawke Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essex Mews β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicars Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chevening Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicars Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vicars Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Central Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vicars Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vicars Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Vicars Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedwardine Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surridge Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essex Mews β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chevening Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lunham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Crystal Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essex Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Mews Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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