Total Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kent House Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 321st lowest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kent House Road (BR3 1JN) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% lower than the Penge & Cator average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent House Road (BR3 1JN), the main crime hotspot is near Thesiger Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kent House Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thesiger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thesiger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thesiger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kent House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thesiger Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thesiger Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thesiger Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thesiger Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thesiger Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whateley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whateley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whateley Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Beckett Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckett Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Somerville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whateley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ringwold Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Somerville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Torr Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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