Total Crime Rate
117.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Crystal Palace Park Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 176th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Crystal Palace Park Road (SE26 6UP) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crystal Palace Park Road (SE26 6UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crystal Palace Park Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Penge & Cator| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Crystal Palace Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westwood Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Border Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chulsa Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westwood Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amberley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charleville Circus | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Charleville Circus | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charleville Circus | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ormanton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ormanton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westwood Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westwood Place | Under investigation |
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