Total Crime Rate

67.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 67.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 12.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Parish Lane area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 353rd highest 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 Parish Lane (SE20 7LH) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% lower than the Penge & Cator average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parish Lane (SE20 7LH), the main crime hotspot is near A234. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Parish Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Adelaide Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A234 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A234 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A234 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A234 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A234 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bailey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bailey Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bailey Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bailey Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Adelaide Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parkside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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