Total Crime Rate

313.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 313.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 99.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Anerley Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 37th 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 Anerley Road (SE20 8BD) in the last 12 months was 313.3 per 1,000 residents and was 134.8% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -72.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 114.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 231.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anerley Road (SE20 8BD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Anerley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Elder Oak Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Anerley Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Minden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Villas —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thicket Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridsdale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ridsdale Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Hugh'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Oak Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons George Groves Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elder Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elder Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elder Oak Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elder Oak Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elder Oak Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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