Crime Rates at Anerley Park, London, SE20 8NX

Anerley Park area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 439th lowest crime rate of 930 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 8NX) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anerley Park (SE20 8NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tower Close, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.