Total Crime Rate

106.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 106.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 201st 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 7JL) in the last 12 months was 106.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% lower than the Penge & Cator average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Road (SE20 7JL), 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 (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A234 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Torr Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A234 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parkside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A234 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A234 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whateley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whateley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whateley Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardings Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hardings Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bailey Place —
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Data Sources

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