Total Crime Rate
888.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ridsdale Road area has the highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 8th 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 Ridsdale Road (SE20 8AG) in the last 12 months was 888.6 per 1,000 residents and was 524.6% higher than the Crystal Palace & Anerley average (142.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 209 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 47 (β 141.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 289.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ridsdale Road (SE20 8AG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 244 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seymour Villas | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trenholme Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colling Wood Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tower Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seymour Villas | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranleigh Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tower Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seymour Villas | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trenholme Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Seymour Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Trenholme Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anerley Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranleigh Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranleigh Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Castledine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ashurst Close | Under investigation |
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