Total Crime Rate

390.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 390.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.4 10/10
  • Public order 60.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.9 7/10
  • Robbery 22.2 10/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gatestone Road area has the highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Gatestone Road (SE19 3AT) in the last 12 months was 390.6 per 1,000 residents and was 355.2% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 193.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gatestone Road (SE19 3AT), the main crime hotspot is near Church Road. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Gatestone Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stoney Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Paxton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Vicars Oak Road 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Vicars Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoney Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vicars Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vicars Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicars Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alma Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camden Hill Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lunham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cooper'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtney Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtney Close
Sep 2025Burglary Courtney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order South Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order South Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gatestone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gatestone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatestone Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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