Total Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 127.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 42.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 31.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wordsworth Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 160th 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 Wordsworth Road (SE20 7JF) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% lower than the Penge & Cator average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Road (SE20 7JF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Adelaide Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardings Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hardings Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raleigh Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A234 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A234 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Adelaide Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Adelaide Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A234 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft A234 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Linden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whateley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A234 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whateley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whateley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whateley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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