Total Crime Rate
351.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
84.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Parade area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Clock House , and the 29th 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 The Parade (SE20 7AA) in the last 12 months was 351.5 per 1,000 residents and was 463.8% higher than the Clock House average (62.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 84.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Parade (SE20 7AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Penge & Cator| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chesham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Beeches Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mersham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stodart Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mersham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Mersham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mersham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mersham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mersham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ash Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Challin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beeches Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Melvin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ash Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Manston Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manston Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ash Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bourdon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Melvin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mersham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melvin Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Roberts Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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