Total Crime Rate

192.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 192.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.5 9/10
  • Other theft 28.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 11.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Anerley Hill area has the 14th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 930 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 192.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% higher than the Crystal Palace & Anerley average (142.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anerley Hill (SE19 2AB), the main crime hotspot is near Westow Hill. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Anerley Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anerley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Aubyn'S Road
Sep 2025Robbery Patterson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Brunswick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Aubyn'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Aubyn'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Aubyn'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Aubyn'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Aubyn'S Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Aubyn'S Road
Sep 2025Burglary Palace Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brunel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crystal Palace Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Crystal Palace Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Crystal Palace Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burntwood View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crystal Palace Bus Station
Sep 2025Public order Westow Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jasper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jasper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jasper Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westow Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westow Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westow Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ledrington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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