Total Crime Rate

153.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.0 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 153.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Other theft 25.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Anerley Hill area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 126th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

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 Anerley Hill (SE19 2AB) in the last 12 months was 153.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% higher than the Crystal Palace & Anerley average (133.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anerley Hill (SE19 2AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ledrington Road, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westow Hill (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Anerley Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jasper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Anerley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pleydell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Anerley Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dargate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dargate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dargate Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Patterson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cintra Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crystal Palace Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crystal Palace Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Crystal Palace Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Crystal Palace Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crystal Palace Bus Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crystal Palace Bus Station
Apr 2026Theft from the person Palace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westow Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crystal Palace Bus Station
Apr 2026Other theft Anerley Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rama Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Anerley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunswick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brunswick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Anerley Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anerley Vale
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westow Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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