Crime Rates at Thicket Road, London, SE20 8DS

Thicket Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 70th 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 Thicket Road (SE20 8DS) in the last 12 months was 207.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% higher than the Crystal Palace & Anerley average (142.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 109.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thicket Road (SE20 8DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tower Close, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.