Total Crime Rate
164.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beulah Hill area has the 18th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 195th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Beulah Hill (SE19 3LY) in the last 12 months was 164.1 per 1,000 residents and was 91.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beulah Hill (SE19 3LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Freethorpe Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodview Mews (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gayfere Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gayfere Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grangecliffe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Templeton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Freethorpe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Freethorpe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Templeton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Upper Beulah Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glyn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rushden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rushden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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