Total Crime Rate
93.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Courtney Close 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 Courtney Close (SE19 3BE) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Courtney Close (SE19 3BE), the main crime hotspot is near Gatestone Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakwood Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haynes Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vermont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haynes Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haynes Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haynes Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High View Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haynes Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haynes Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatestone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gatestone Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gatestone Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gatestone Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wakefield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wakefield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wakefield Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Courtney Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | College Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | College Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eskmont Ridge | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Essex Mews | Under investigation |
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