Total Crime Rate

93.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 93.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • 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
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

Central Hill area has the 40th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 411th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 93.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% higher than the Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Hill (SE19 1BL), the main crime hotspot is near Church Road. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Central Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lunham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wakefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wakefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wakefield Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Courtney Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haynes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haynes Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haynes Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haynes Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haynes Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime College Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haynes Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Alma Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gatestone Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gatestone Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gatestone Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gatestone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Aubyn'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Telford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stoney Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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