Total Crime Rate
21.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Apple Yard area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Apple Yard (SE20 8FT) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% lower than the Crystal Palace & Anerley average (142.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
In the area around Apple Yard (SE20 8FT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 244 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thicket Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Hugh'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elder Oak Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Anerley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Anerley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lullington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Versailles Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Versailles Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Worcester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bargrove Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Worcester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridsdale Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | George Groves Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Worcester Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Worcester Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Thicket Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thicket Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Apple Yard | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elder Oak Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Madeline Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seymour Villas | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seymour Villas | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seymour Villas | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Seymour Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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