Crime Rates at Thicket Road, London, SE20 8DP

Thicket Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 51st 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 Thicket Road (SE20 8DP) in the last 12 months was 246.1 per 1,000 residents and was 84.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 128.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thicket Road (SE20 8DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.