Total Crime Rate

351.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.9 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 351.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.9 10/10
  • Public order 29.5 10/10
  • Other theft 27.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.0 7/10
  • Drugs 24.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
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 Station Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 30th 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 Station Road (SE20 8FD) in the last 12 months was 351.4 per 1,000 residents and was 163.4% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 122.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anerley Station Road (SE20 8FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Betts Way (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Anerley Station Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunstan Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodbine Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodbine Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mersham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons George Groves Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anerley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Jasmine Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jasmine Grove
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Betts Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Villas
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridgewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mersham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mersham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mersham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mersham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Mersham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mersham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Villas
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jasmine Grove

Data Sources

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