Total Crime Rate

857.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 857.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 336.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.4 10/10
  • Other theft 79.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 76.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.1 10/10
  • Drugs 41.7 10/10
  • Robbery 41.7 10/10
  • Public order 31.3 10/10
  • Burglary 27.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 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 2nd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 9th 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 2BA) in the last 12 months was 857.6 per 1,000 residents and was 502.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 211.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anerley Hill (SE19 2BA), 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ledrington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ledrington Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ledrington Road —
Sep 2025Public order Westow Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westow Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westow Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bargrove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ledrington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ledrington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ledrington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chipstead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Palace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hamlet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anerley Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Brunswick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ledrington Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westow Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palace Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crystal Palace Bus Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anerley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Anerley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palace Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crystal Palace Bus Station —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thicket Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crystal Palace Bus Station —

Data Sources

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