Total Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 86.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.8 10/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Central Hill area has the 47th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 469th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Central Hill (SE19 1BL) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Hill (SE19 1BL), the main crime hotspot is near Church Road. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Central Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtney Close β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Paxton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wakefield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stoney Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brunel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haynes Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order South Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westow Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westow Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westow Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westow Hill β€”

Data Sources

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