Total Crime Rate
75.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Anerley Grove area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 317th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Anerley Grove (SE19 2HU) in the last 12 months was 75.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% lower than the Crystal Palace & Anerley average (133.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Anerley Grove (SE19 2HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ledrington Road, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bargrove Close (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 | Criminal damage and arson | Rama Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Brunswick Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Palace Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Maberley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ledrington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ledrington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ledrington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Maberley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brunswick Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Anerley Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Anerley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maberley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maberley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Maberley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hadlow Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Thicket Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thicket Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Anerley Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belvedere Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cintra Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pleydell Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ledrington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Patterson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dargate Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Limekiln Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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