Total Crime Rate

362.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 362.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 166.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 78.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Other theft 34.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.5 10/10
  • Burglary 19.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Barfreston Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 27th 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 Barfreston Way (SE20 8LT) in the last 12 months was 362.8 per 1,000 residents and was 171.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barfreston Way (SE20 8LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elder Oak Close, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Betts Way (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barfreston Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mersham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Minden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Anerley Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Dunstan Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunstan Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chartwell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodbine Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trenholme Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Betts Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunstan Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Mersham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodbine Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mersham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakefield Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Betts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mersham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mersham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Oak Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridgewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Challin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridsdale Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Ridsdale Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Hugh'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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