Total Crime Rate
82.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Apple Yard area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 276th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Apple Yard (SE20 8FU) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% lower than the Crystal Palace & Anerley average (142.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Apple Yard (SE20 8FU), 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 | Other crime | Apple Yard | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Worcester Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Worcester Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Worcester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Worcester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Thicket Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Versailles Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Versailles Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thicket Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thicket Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bargrove Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lullington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Madeline Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seymour Villas | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Anerley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Anerley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seymour Villas | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seymour Villas | — |
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