Crime Rates at Anerley Park, London, SE20 8NU

Anerley Park area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 329th lowest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Anerley Park (SE20 8NU) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anerley Park (SE20 8NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montague Mews, where police recorded 210 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.