Crime Rates at Derwent Road, London, SE20 8SW

Derwent Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 24th highest crime rate of 930 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 Derwent Road (SE20 8SW) in the last 12 months was 452.4 per 1,000 residents and was 218.0% higher than the Crystal Palace & Anerley average (142.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 212.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 105.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derwent Road (SE20 8SW), the main crime hotspot is near Weighton Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.