Crime Rate in Penge & Cator, ward

Penge & Cator has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 wards in Bromley district and the 849th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 182nd highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Penge & Cator in the last 12 months was 135.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% higher than the Bromley district average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Penge & Cator’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 633 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 13 cases , up 62.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 164.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 863 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Penge & Cator ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 193 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.