Crime Rates at Rowan Terrace, London, SE20 8BB

Rowan Terrace area has the 14th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 87th highest crime rate of 928 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 Rowan Terrace (SE20 8BB) in the last 12 months was 192.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% higher than the Crystal Palace & Anerley average (133.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 1300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowan Terrace (SE20 8BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Worcester Close, where police recorded 61 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.