Total Crime Rate

194.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 194.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 79.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 46.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
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

Maple Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 85th 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 Maple Road (SE20 8HU) in the last 12 months was 194.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% 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 Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maple Road (SE20 8HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montague Mews, where police recorded 210 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A234 (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maple Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raleigh Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parkside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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