Total Crime Rate

88.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howard Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 250th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howard Road (SE20 8HH) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Road (SE20 8HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Croydon Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Evelina Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Howard Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evelina Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heath Grove
Sep 2025Other theft Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pawleyne Close
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Croydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Croydon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Croydon Road Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Other theft Laurel Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Croydon Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croydon Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croydon Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croydon Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkside Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frant Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stodart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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