Total Crime Rate

101.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Patterson Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 214th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Patterson Road (SE19 2LF) in the last 12 months was 101.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Patterson Road (SE19 2LF), the main crime hotspot is near Westow Hill. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Patterson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Beardell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Anerley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crystal Palace Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paxton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Telford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crystal Palace Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cintra Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dargate Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dargate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dargate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paddock Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chipstead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Crystal Palace Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Crystal Palace Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westow Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westow Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westow Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westow Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Paddock Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Paddock Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rama Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crystal Palace Bus Station —
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Data Sources

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