Crystal Palace and Anerley vs Town

Crystal Palace and Anerley has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 6,807 crimes in the last 12 months. Town has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 5,519 crimes. Town scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Crystal Palace and Anerley shows a year-on-year crime trend of +3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Town shows +6.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Crystal Palace and Anerley, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,729 incidents). In Town, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (1,231 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Crystal Palace and Anerley recorded 1,455 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Town recorded 1,231. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Crystal Palace and Anerley totalled 1,729 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,112 in Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Crystal Palace and Anerley recorded 6,608 crimes (now 6,807, a change of +3%). Town recorded 5,193 crimes previously (now 5,519, +6.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Crystal Palace and Anerley has a resolution rate of 28.2% and Town has 38.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Crystal Palace and Anerley falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Town is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Crystal Palace and Anerley and Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.