Total Crime Rate

194.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 194.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 79.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 46.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Heath Grove area has the 13th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 85th 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 Heath Grove (SE20 8XE) in the last 12 months was 194.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% 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 Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Grove (SE20 8XE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montague Mews, where police recorded 210 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A234 (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heath Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A234 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parkside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Roberts Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberts Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A234 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A234 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A234 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Challin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A234 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A234 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Adelaide Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Gladstone Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Adelaide Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Adelaide Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurel Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurel Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Laurel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melvin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Howard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Melvin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melvin Road —
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Data Sources

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