Total Crime Rate

246.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.9 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 246.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.1 10/10
  • Public order 31.3 10/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

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 8DS) 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 8DS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thicket Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meaford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meaford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Meaford Way Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Public order Meaford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meaford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trenholme Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meaford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meaford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalkenden Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thicket Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tower Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anerley Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tower Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anerley Park —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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