Total Crime Rate
141.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
62.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Aspen Mews area has the 26th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 141st highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Aspen Mews (SE20 7AU) in the last 12 months was 141.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% higher than the Crystal Palace & Anerley average (133.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Aspen Mews (SE20 7AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montague Mews, where police recorded 210 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (25 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 | Shoplifting | Montague Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Montague Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Springfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lawrie Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Venner Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Venner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bredhurst Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Evergreen Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gladstone Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blean Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Montague Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Montague Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Montague Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Montague Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkside Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Montague Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Montague Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Meaford Way | Offender given penalty notice |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Meaford Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Meaford Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Meaford Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Meaford Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Meaford Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Meaford Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Montague Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Montague Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Montague Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Montague Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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