Crime Rates at Dunstan Grove, London, SE20 8FA

Dunstan Grove area has the 6th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 33rd 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 Dunstan Grove (SE20 8FA) in the last 12 months was 366.1 per 1,000 residents and was 157.3% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 550.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 174.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 65.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunstan Grove (SE20 8FA), the main crime hotspot is near Mersham Place. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.