Total Crime Rate

171.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 171.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Founders Gardens area has the 14th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 174th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Founders Gardens (SE19 3UU) in the last 12 months was 171.4 per 1,000 residents and was 97.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Founders Gardens (SE19 3UU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Menlo Gardens, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaumaris Gardens (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Founders Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wicks Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hermitage Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beulah Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wicks Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wicks Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wicks Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Founders Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Founders Gardens —
Apr 2026Drugs The Woodlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Woodlands Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Woodlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenhurst Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenhurst Rise —
Apr 2026Other theft Glenhurst Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rossiter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rossiter Close —
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Data Sources

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