Total Crime Rate
86.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Courtney Close 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 Courtney Close (SE19 3BE) 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 areaβs 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 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 Courtney Close (SE19 3BE), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Haynes Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haynes Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Central Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicars Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicars Oak Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicars Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Vicars Oak Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicars Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicars Oak Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Vicars Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lunham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawke Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oakwood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakwood Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bedwardine Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakefield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakefield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wakefield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Central Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawke Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | College Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gatestone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haynes Lane | Under investigation |
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