Total Crime Rate
215.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
90.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maple Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 69th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Maple Road (SE20 8LN) in the last 12 months was 215.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 90.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maple Road (SE20 8LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mersham Place (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Penge & Cator| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Challin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oak Grove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodbine Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodbine Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Laurel Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laurel Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laurel Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croydon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Croydon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Howard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Manston Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manston Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Melvin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Melvin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roberts Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Roberts Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melvin Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melvin Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gladstone Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blean Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oakfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stodart Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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