Total Crime Rate
192.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Milestone Road 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 Milestone Road (SE19 2LU) 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 Milestone Road (SE19 2LU), the main crime hotspot is near Westow Hill. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westow Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Aubyn'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Aubyn'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Aubyn'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Church Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Palace Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St Aubyn'S Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stoney Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoney Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Paxton Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victory Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Victory Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crystal Palace Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Aubyn'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Aubyn'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Crystal Palace Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ledrington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddock Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ledrington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ledrington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ledrington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ledrington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ledrington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ledrington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chipstead Close | Under investigation |
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