Crime Rate in Crystal Palace & Anerley, ward

Crystal Palace & Anerley has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 wards in Bromley district and the 730th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 162nd highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Crystal Palace & Anerley in the last 12 months was 142.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% higher than the Bromley district average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Crystal Palace & Anerley’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 462 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 7 cases , up 40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 46.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -38.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 517 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Crystal Palace & Anerley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 244 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Weighton Road (33 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.