Total Crime Rate
153.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Anerley 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 2AD) 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 2AD), 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.
View Crime In Crystal Palace & Anerley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bowley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Brunswick Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ledrington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ledrington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ledrington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Anerley Vale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Anerley Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Anerley Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brunswick Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Anerley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hadlow Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rama Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westow Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westow Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ledrington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Palace Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westow Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Crystal Palace Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crystal Palace Bus Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crystal Palace Bus Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crystal Palace Bus Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Crystal Palace Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Crystal Palace Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Crystal Palace Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cintra Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pleydell Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belvedere Road | — |
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